The report describes how students eliminated from undergraduate pilot training (UPT) perceived the circumstances leading to their elimination. Personal interviews were held with 117 students eliminated from UPT. The data obtained were organized on the basis of the official cause of elimination. The frequencies of problems or factors perceived as…

A summary is given of the deplorable conditions surrounding the operations and facilities of the seventy-seven federal boarding schools operated by the Bureau of Indian Affairs. One school, the Intermountain Indian School in Brigham City, Utah, reflects total disregard for educational, physical, and psychological needs of the Native American. (JB)

Student poor reading ability is causing major problems in the teaching of business education. Suggestions are offered to overcome the difficulty. (BP)

Contained in this report of a seminar convened by the Canadian Education Association in June, 1970, is a sampling of views and opinions of educators on the non-medical use of drugs among school-age young people. It presents a general overview of the considerations which must be taken into account before the schools can react with confidence and…

Drug use and abuse have two major motivations: the medical or curative, and the religious or supplementary. The author discusses the expanding use of drugs for both purposes, suggesting a possible connection between increased medical use and confidence, and increased religious or pleasure use. He outlines many problems of definition and public…

The 24 case studies presented are built around common classroom and coordination problems encountered by student teachers in distributive education (DE) during their field experiences. Each case is presented in a brief narrative or dialogue form and is followed by several questions designed to promote an analysis of the problem and suggest…

An active and viable student council can help to involve both rebellious and uncommitted students in useful outlets. The major causes of ineffective councils are homogeneous membership, weak leadership, and misinformed faculty advisors. Principals should take the initiative in solving these problems. To break down homogeniety, the council should…

Four short reports are presented. The first is about the pressures students experience in an accelerated college program. The second is about a program to improve the self-concept of disadvantaged youth. The third describes preparing a school calendar, and the fourth discusses the idea of offering mini-courses during study hall. (SE)

Problem areas related to student teaching experiences were identified in this study. Weekly seminars for student teachers were held to collect data on specific problems. Fifty problems were identified and then rated according to severity by over 300 students. A correlation matrix was formed, and a component analysis was performed. As a result,…