Describes the Personalized Education Program" established by the Portland (Oregon) Public Schools which tries to design opportunities for an educational experience for each student that will take into account his or her needs, interests, and potential. (Author/DR)

This analysis shows that agrarian reform in Latin America has been possible insofar as the power of the landed elite could be effectively checked or destroyed. (Author/RY)

Reports an investigation of the institutional structure of the national consumer education effort in an attempt to answer questions about types of existing programs in preparation for later curriculum design and evaluation. (Editor)

Rapid educational changes in West Africa have caused population shifts from rural to urban areas, resulting in severe unemployment problems. Job creation is the purpose of a newly formed organization. (JB)

Describes the needs, identification and typical living conditions of disadvantaged youth. (GR)

Paper presented at the 1969 International College and University Conference and Exposition (New York, N.Y., January 8-10, 1969)

A study of the relative effects of socioeconomic and psychological factors on adult learner dropouts revealed that dropout and persistence are apparently two distinct phenomena. The Social Readjustment Rating Scale was the best significant predictor of dropout. The Differential Aptitude Test was the only significant predictor of achievement. (SB)

Discusses reasons why the Adult Basic Education program which began in 1965 is not considered to be on a par with other public education programs and what needs to be done to expand its services to populations not now served. (JOW)

Discusses the history and the changing role of further education. Describes the challenges faced now, particularly preparing school leavers for work when industry is in a state of radical flux. Other problems are finances and professional staff development. (JOW)

According to March 1981 statistics from the Current Population Survey: (1) college graduates had the highest labor force participation rates, and high school dropouts, the lowest, and (2) computerization of the workplace supported this proportion. (CT)

The history of the literacy campaigns in Nigeria is the story of attempts made to focus on the importance of education outside the school walls and to make it a vehicle of social, political, and economic change. (Author/SK)

The design and conduct of a national evaluation study is discussed, demonstrating that a control group may not provide the no-cause baseline information expected. Resolution of this problem requires reexamination of paradigms, research practices, and policies, as well as the underlying real world constraints and views that generate them. (PN)

Crosstabular analysis tends to show that the streaming system is inversely related to absenteeism and dropping-out, even when intelligence, age, academic performance, and type of school are considered separately. A path analytic model conforms to the crosstabular analysis. The streaming system remains associated with both absenteeism and…

High school dropouts and high school graduates, of which half of each group received vocational training, were compared. Analysis showed that completing vocational training was positively correlated with higher income and job complexity level. Vocational training was a more potent influence on income level than completion of high school.…