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Download full textNafziger, Alyce J. – 1971
An investigation of attitudes relative to education in Appalachia is the focus of this 1971 paper. The heritage, culture, and characteristics of the Appalachian people are briefly described, and educational background of the youth is explored in terms of its relationship to educational attitudes. Also discussed are attitudes toward education as…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Aspiration, Cultural Differences, Dropout Characteristics
Bucklin, Robert W.; Bucklin, Mary L. – 1971
The sample of 164 Marginal College Freshmen (MCF) who attended the 1968 Eastern Michigan University (EMU) Special Summer Session. Ninety-nine variables were analyzed utilizing the total sample of MCF and subgroups, persistors, and leavers. From these assumptions, hypotheses were developed. A model of a multidimensional developmental model is…
Descriptors: College Environment, College Freshmen, Developmental Programs, Dropouts
Lakeland Union High School, Minocqua, WI. – 1965
Conducted in 1965 by the Wisconsin Department of Public Welfare, this study sought to (1) bring about a better understanding of the school dropout, (2) determine major dropout causes, and (3) identify difficulties and achievements of dropouts in the Lakeland Union High School, Wisconsin. Utilizing a control group of 100 students selected on the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, American Indians, Cultural Influences, Culture Conflict
Walther, Regis H. – 1970
This is a report of research undertaken to investigate those characteristics of Negro male high school dropouts that might inhibit their participation in Federal Manpower Programs. Study groups, each composed of approximately 300 young men born before 1952, and who left school in 1966 and 1967 before graduating from high school, were constituted…
Descriptors: Blacks, Dropouts, Educational Background, Employment Problems
Morehead State Univ., KY. Appalachian Adult Basic Education Demonstration Center. – 1970
There is a great need for adult basic education in Appalachia Mississippi. The Itawamba Junior College (IJC) Vocational and Technical Adult Education Department is presently meeting the needs of a small majority of the adults who need additional education. In an agreement with Town and Country Mobile Homes manufacturers, the Mississippi State…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Basic Skills, Cooperative Planning, Dropouts
Governor's Citizen Advisory Committee on Drugs, Salt Lake City, UT. – 1969
This questionnaire assesses drug use practices in high school drop-outs. The 79 items (multiple choice or apply/not apply) are concerned with demographic data and use, use history, reasons for use/nonuse, attitudes toward drugs, availability of drugs, and drug information with respect to narcotics, amphetamines, LSD, Marijuana, and barbiturates.…
Descriptors: Community Problems, Dropouts, Drug Abuse, Drug Addiction
Sharp, Emmit F.; Kristjanson, G. Albert – 1965
Three generalized variables were posited as being of major importance in structuring the aspirations of high school youths: the knowledge held by the youth with regard to the various occupational roles, the manner in which the various occupational alternatives were evaluated by him, and the self-evaluation by the student in which he assessed the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Dropout Research, Educational Objectives, High School Students
McDonald, Arthur – 1973
The basic causes for the high rate at which American Indians drop out of college were listed and discussed in this paper. Information gathered from interviews with Indian students was presented along with the author's personal interpretations. The stated causes of the high drop-out rate were education, finances, racism, role models, and cultural…
Descriptors: American Indian Reservations, American Indians, Cultural Differences, Dropouts
Poehlman, Charles H., Comp. – 1972
After a brief discussion of the Johnson-O'Malley Program in Nevada, the State's expenditures for the fiscal year July 1, 1971, to June 30, 1972, are reported. Nevada's Indian Education Program is the result of the Johnson-O'Malley Act (JOM), which provides funds for the administration of the program and for the payment of tuition to school…
Descriptors: American Indians, Annual Reports, Average Daily Attendance, Dropouts
Whiteman, Henrietta V. – 1973
The development of Native American Studies (NAS) is an attempt at self-awareness and an exercise in self-determination. One area of concern in the development of a program for Native Americans is their high attrition rate in college. Specially designed programs for the Native American student could offer (1) Native American student orientation…
Descriptors: American Indians, College Faculty, Community Involvement, Curriculum Design
Comptroller General of the U.S., Washington, DC. – 1972
Because of indications that many veterans were not completing correspondence courses, and apparently were not fulfilling their educational and vocational objectives, questionnaires were sent to 1,380 randomly selected veterans to identify factors affecting their selection and completion of correspondence courses. On the basis of 1,000 replies…
Descriptors: Adult Dropouts, Adult Vocational Education, Correspondence Study, Educational Counseling
Titison, Chessadar – 1972
The primary objective of this study was to determine whether counseling of disadvantaged students during the course of the academic school year would produce an improvement in their emotional problems and lessen the probability of their becoming school dropouts. The 26 disadvantaged Caucasian subjects received extensive counseling therapy for a…
Descriptors: Counseling, Counseling Effectiveness, Counselor Performance, Disadvantaged
Speed, W. Kelley – NEATE Leaflet, 1972
Project MAS (taken from the Spanish, meaning "more") was designed to offer MORE alternatives to students. The program, developed for the Hartford Public High School (HPHS), Connecticut, is intended not only to reduce the phenomenon known as "dropping out" (a student centered problem) but also to reduce the phenomenon known as…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Community Problems, Dropouts, High Schools
MCDONALD, DOUGLAS; PHAY, JOHN E. – 1965
THE USE OF AMERICAN COLLEGE TEST (ACT) SCORES AS A CRITERION FOR ADMISSION TO INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING PROVIDED PREDICTIVE INFORMATION, BUT ALSO HAD LIMITATIONS. BEGINNING IN 1961 THIS STUDY FOLLOWED 1,062 FRESHMEN OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI THROUGH THEIR 4 YEARS OF COLLEGE. THE ACT WAS GIVEN TO ALL INCOMING FRESHMEN SEPARATED INTO…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Admission Criteria, College Admission, College Entrance Examinations
Roberts, Betty H. – 1975
This research deals with the phenomenon of the successful middle-aged careerist who drops out of his occupation into an alternate life style. These people are considered a subset of the growing numbers who change occupations in midlife, despite continuing success in their chosen career. There is some exploration of the philosophical and practical…
Descriptors: Adults, Career Change, Career Guidance, Dropouts
