This study identified significant predictors of whether or not students completed a self-paced, mastery-oriented arithmetic course. Under varying conditions, a stepwise discrimination procedure identified 11 significant predictors. Precourse arithmetic computation achievement was the best while 7 others related to students' reasons for enrolling…

Discusses the findings of a study of the academic records of some 32000 students enrolled in five California community colleges which admitted anyone over 18 who applied in 1970 and 1971; the academic records of students with and without a high school diploma were compared. (Author/JM)

The Northern Indian California Education Project, established in 1971, has pilot programs in 6 schools which reach out to 24 additional schools. The article lists project goals, the implementation of these goals, accomplishments, and available materials. (KM)

Chief concern of the Women's Programme of Africa has been the participation of women as human resources in the process of development. Limited educational/training opportunities have existed for women; necessary strategies identified were vocational education training programs evaluation, literacy programs review, study of girl school-leavers, and…

An Appalachian Regional Commission survey of 180 institutions of higher education in the Appalachian Region pinpoints which institutions offer technical assistance to state and local governments and officals. (Author)

In order to try to explain the success of street academies, descriptions of such schools from both the popular and professional literature are used to develop an analysis of typical program characteristics; suggest less obvious possible reasons for success which are usually not cited and speculate on one global program characteristic that may be…

The testimony of ARC (Appalachian Regional Commission) officials and the Governors of Appalachian states at Congressional hearings constitutes a report on ARC's current status and program plans. (JC)

The literature and typical approaches to reducing attrition among college students are critiqued, and a strategy for the identification of different interventions likely to have positive effects on retention rates of different student subgroups is proposed. It is claimed that a small sample approach to empirical testing of the combinations of…

Two reports chronicle accomplishments of the James Barry-Robinson Institute, a project designed to serve learning disabled (LD) and emotionally disturbed (ED) adolescent male dropouts by helping to increase their employability through special education, career guidance, and social skills training. Both reports are formative evaluations. In the…

An extension of the methods of path analysis to include studies of categorical data was described and exemplified in a causal study of college dropouts. The usual models and methods of causal (path) analysis were designed for the study of quantitative variables and are not appropriate when the variables under investigation are categorical.…

THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PATTERNS OF POOR PERFORMANCE AND SIGNIFICANT DISTINGUISHING FACTORS WHICH MIGHT IDENTIFY DROPOUTS IS EXPLORED. DATA WERE OBTAINED ON 270 STUDENTS (FROM A PARENT POPULATION OF 2,500) WHO WERE POOR PERFORMERS (POOR PERFORMANCE BEING DEFINED AS THREE "D'S" OR "F'S" IN HIGH SCHOOL). THE VAST MAJORITY OF…

A RESEARCH PROJECT LOCATED AT PINE RIDGE RESERVATION, SOUTH DAKOTA, INVESTIGATED CULTURAL DISHARMONY, LACK OF MOTIVE AND APPEALING CURRICULA, AND PRESERVATION OF INTENSITY. STUDY SHOWED THAT DROP-OUTS AMONG SIOUX CHILDREN USUALLY OCCUR BECAUSE OF TROUBLES WITH OTHER INDIANS, NOT BECAUSE OF TEACHERS OR ADMINISTRATORS. PROBLEMS IN SIOUX EDUCATION…

STEP IS A PART-TIME SCHOOL, PART-TIME WORK PROGRAM FOR POTENTIAL SCHOOL DROPOUTS 15 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER. PUPILS ATTEND SCHOOL IN THE MORNING AND WORK IN THE AFTERNOON. THE TEACHER-COORDINATOR PLAYS THE KEY ROLE AND MEETS WITH A GROUP OF 15 TO 20 PUPILS DAILY TO "ORIENT" THEM TO SCHOOL AND WORK. THE COORDINATOR COUNSELS HIS PUPILS…