Because of lack of funds and the failure of the mass literacy campaign, the government of Indonesia has concentrated on the consolidation of literacy by organizing reading groups of neo-literates. Reading materials are obtained from all technical departments concerned with rural development. (EB)

The rate of 69 percent failure in 1967 to approximately 18 percent 2-years later relates to the independence and objectivity of the examination system. (IR)

Discusses the need for involving industrial arts and all of education if we are to make a significant impact on the lives of youth and manpower development in America. This speech was presented at the 1970 convention of the American Association of School Administrators, Atlantic City, New Jersey. (GR)

Through the life history of a 20-year-old dropout living on the fringes of society, this article points out the lack of systematic, educational efforts to support or influence young people once they are out of school. (GC)

Juvenile delinquency is a widespread, costly social problem that can be prevented and controlled. The single most important contributor to delinquency is the school. By changing the educational structure and programs, schools can implement a socialization process that will have major impact on the control and prevention of delinquency. (JOW)

An Alternative Education Program is discussed which uses existing educational personnel and funds to provide determined and persistent identification and intervention for potentially delinquent, nonachieving students in junior high school. Counselor interest and trust are stressed in working with students. Program development, criteria, and…

Literature on truancy shows strong relationship between school attendance problems and eventual withdrawal from school. On the basis of the assumption that the truant youth is a "potential dropout" and in view of limited literature on truants alone, truants and dropouts are considered to have similar attributes in this review. (Author)

There was no direct relationship between patients' dependency scores and the number of sessions in psychotherapy and between patients' ego-strength and attendance in psychotherapy. A statistically inverse relationship existed between dependency and ego-strength scores. (Author)

What started as a summer arts and crafts program in the predominantly Mexican-American lower west side of St. Paul, Minnesota, has developed into a "dropouts" school accepted into the public school system. The small school emphasizes strictness, caring, basic skills, and student responsibility. (SJL)

Presents data regarding income and educational level of Blacks who moved into previously White residential areas in New York City. Finds different patterns of racial succession in tracts near areas of Black concentration, areas distant from Black ghettos, and White residential sections with many recently constructed rental units. (Author/GC)

Discusses a study of learner attitudes in nine adult education centers in Madras. The study's aims were to find the rural learner's concept of adult education, to discover the reasons for adult dropouts, and to assess needs and expectations. (JOW)

College students who withdrew from a course but continued in other courses resembled dropouts in that their time of withdrawal was related to academic standing. (Editor)

Discusses the causes of student attrition in technical report writing classes; stresses the need to develop the service aspects of such courses. (MAI)