Citing the problems in California high schools since the passage of a stringent compulsory attendance law, the author presses his thesis that students over the age of 16 should not be forced to attend school. (Editor)

The findings of this study show that better lines of communication have to be established between the adult student and his instructor if the adult is to attain the goals that motivated him to attend college. (Author/GB)

Philadelphia's Academy of Applied Electrical Science combines vocational education and industrial training resources to give inner city youth an occupational assist. (Editor)

Reviews past trends of services to school children, labeled initially as attendance services, but to envision future levels of these services. (Author)

Subjects were given the PF and the EPPS. Some results were that the more regularly males attend church the greater their preoccupation with inner experience; the opposite for females. (Author/EK)

Describes five years of experience in classes designed to improve attendance and curtail truancy. The program is focused on helping maladjusted children in a big city through the interdepartmental coordination of various divisions of the school system, involving interdisciplinary cooperation and structured on the pupil personnel services concept.…

A study evaluated the influence of college type, family background, and academic performance on Black students' success in completing a four-year college program on schedule. Among college characteristics, availability of financial aid proved the most critical variable for prompt graduation. (APM)

Examines personal, psychological, physical, and social characteristics of persons seeking group treatment for obesity and correlates these variables with their subsequent attendance. The best candidates for continuing in treatment have completed more schooling, have been obese longer, and are less depressed, more self-sufficient, and less…

A three-step plan to improve attendance at Aurora Central High School, Colorado, has successfully reduced truancies to less than 1.25 percent. Students with exemplary attendance are exempt from taking final exams; chronic truants are suspended; and all students are required to do makeup work for all absences. (MLF)

The experiences of several colleges and universities in expanding, streamlining, and enhancing alumni association regional programs are presented. Issues discussed include event attendance, offering services efficiently, conducting focus groups, designing events and selecting speakers, and communicating with leaders and members. (MSE)

Study evaluated a program to modify school attendance for 20 special education high school students. A treatment group received social and tangible rewards for good attendance, and their parents received notices about absences. They showed no decline in attendance over a semester, whereas control group students showed significant declines. (SM)

A survey investigated dental school student and faculty attitudes toward poor attendance. Teaching faculty (N=174) and all four student classes (N=482) were surveyed, with upper-level students asked about patient care. Findings indicate substantial differences in faculty and student opinion, particularly in perceptions of lecture attendance.…

A telephone intervention to reduce student absences was implemented during the 2000-2001 academic year in freshmen English classes at a southern university. A total of 345 students were included in 2 experimental studies. Students in the intervention group who obtained more absences than allotted by class professors received telephone…

This study examines the influence of family adversity indicators on school-related behavioural problems among Hawaiian and non-Hawaiian adolescents. Questionnaire data from 2787 students were linked to school information, including grade point average (GPA), absences, suspensions and conduct infractions. Logistic regression analyses were…