In this fourteenth annual report in the series of bulletins on the holding power and graduates of Kentucky public and nonpublic high schools, an overview of a 10-year period (1959-1969) is presented in addition to the usual analysis of data for the graduating class of 1969. Comparative data are presented on the holding power of Kentucky schools,…

This 1967 seminar for adult basic education program administrators was designed to identify problem areas and to consider some of the solutions. Major topics were the social and psychological characteristics of underprivileged adult learners, program administration and management, inservice teacher training, current issues in adult basic…

The document presents a view of the program, "Educational Talent Search," operating in 20 counties in northwest Mississippi and in Wilcox County, Alabama. A description of the poverty conditions found to exist in these counties serves as a foundation for the remainder of the report. Talent scout training, talent scout efforts, and student field…

The objectives of this High School Redirection Project were to redirect potential dropouts to continue full-time education and training with an educational-vocational plan, to provide high school dropouts with job skills that will enable them to enter the labor market on the highest possible level while continuing to upgrade their skills on a…

This report is a follow-up study of the experiences and reactions of students in the 1965 entering class of the College Discovery Program, the students having been enrolled in the following community colleges: Bronx, Queensborough, Kingsborough, Manhattan, and New York City. The areas covered in the report are: attrition from the College Discovery…

Adolescent pregnancy, especially among low income non-white groups, is becoming a matter of increasing concern. Data indicated that pregnancy in the adolescent, especially under age 16, is associated with high incidences of toxemia, anemia, contracted pelvis, prolonged labor, and a high maternal death rate. It is also the largest single reason why…

This document summarizes the significant findings, overall methodology, and policy recommendations for the Assessment of School Supervised Work Education Programs. It consists of material contained in the Data Analysis Report together with a description of the analysis model developed for each respondent group. Individual predictor items were…

The study was undertaken by the Educational Task Force established by the Saskatchewan Chiefs' Conference, March 1970. The Indians, representing 67 Bands, expressed their concern about the apathy of Indian children to school programs, dropouts, and the near absence of Indian students in universities. Another concern was that of the Canadian…

The purpose of this study was to determine if there was a statistically significant difference in selected factors between American Indian students who persisted at the University of New Mexico and at New Mexico State University and those who did not. Subjects were 135 Indians and 200 non-Indians at the University of New Mexico and 68 Indians and…

Seventeen West Central Indiana school corporations cooperated in this study designed to provide them with information for decision making regarding vocational-technical education. Sources of information were varied and included school corporations records, State agencies, and surveys of secondary teachers, a sampling of high school students,…

This book is designed for the slow learner and the dropout. It is written at the sixth grade level and is generously illustrated. The specific purpose of the book is to help the potential dropout and those who have already dropped out and returned to special training by indicating the importance of a positive attitude, and how to build one. It is…

A brief analysis of the ERIC/CAPS documents referring to the disadvantaged, handicapped, ethnic and minority groups. Documents input during the time period January through June, 1970 are analyzed in terms of significant trends and significant single studies. Both significant trends and studies are listed, as well as the reasons for selection. In…

"The purpose of this conference was to study and explore current problems facing Indian education today relative to the high drop-out rate of Indian youth in our public schools, the apparent communication problems between teachers and Indian students, the cultural heritage of the American Indian and its effect on education, relationships between…

American Telephone and Telegraph instigated this program to help students discover how their schooling relates to assuming the responsibilities of citizenship, useful careers, earning power, and the possibilities of work that satisfies. The four interrelated objectives are to: (1) help students who are underachievers, (2) break down barriers and…

An analysis of data is provided relating to the withdrawal of secondary school students during the 1969-70 school years. These findings are compared with those of 1961-62. Data concerns age, sex, program enrollment, intelligence quotient, achievement ratings, financial problems, lack of interest, and other lesser reasons for withdrawing. (MS)