Article focused on the potential school dropout and the implications of using punishment in school activities. (RK)

A discussion of a television project aimed at motivating and rehabilitating hard core dropout students. (HB)

This paper has been arguing for an education which develops in children the capacity to work out their own authentic response to the many conflicting socialization pressures. (Author)

This paper surveys the literature on educational programmes in selected rural areas of the world. It reports present trends in organization, content and methodology. The focus is on the structure of formal education, its innovation and impact on the development of the rural areas. (SM)

The fundamental problems of investment in rural education in the present developing countries are analyzed. Needs of rural education are outlined and financial considerations related to investment in the improvement of rural educational programs are discussed. (SM)

In explaining variation in each of the success measures, the personal characteristics of the trainee are generally not important; his labor market characteristics are important only for wage changes; and the company and training program characteristics are extremely important. (Author)

Paper reveals that Canadian children tend to begin their school life at a later age than U.S. or Indian children and that Canadian school participation rates peak a year earlier and thereafter decline more rapidly than U.S. rates. (Author/CB)

A study of readmitted students revealed few differences in background characteristics; further studies should repress the recurring tendency to think of dropouts as a modal type. Completing a college education in four years perhaps will no longer be an indicator of success. (JB)

Author describes the CAM Academy created by the Christian Action Ministry to deal with the problem of high school dropouts on the west side of Chicago. (MB)

Reviews the history of Newark, New Jersey, examines its present social, cultural, and ethnic divisions and controversies, and speculates on its future as a center of black culture. (JM)

Article deals with one facet of the drug dilemma and its effect on the creative process, particularly as it affects young students of art. (RB)

The study concludes that there are major presses within the environment of institutions that confront students. Two of these are social and academic. Students may be led to withdraw from the environment because they experience difficulties in their encounters with these presses. (Author)