This paper describes some programs that provide support for college students at risk of academic failure students, and offers an approach for a model academic probation program. In general, the literature identifies two types of program based on the type of student participation: mandatory or voluntary. Intrusive programs, in which student…

This report examines the effects of increasing retention standards on the percentage of students on student academic probation, suspension, persistence, and graduation rates for students in the Oklahoma State System of higher education. The State Regents adopted higher student retention standards between 1991 and 1993. The standards increased…

Gives six reasons why open education doesn't always work and offers suggestions to remedy the problems. (Author/DN)

Counselors, counselor educators, and guidance administrators are not demonstarting a great deal of interest or expertise in career guidance. A connection between this statement and a study conducted to determine what, if any, limitaiions on vocational guidance were the result of the guidance administrators' occupational interests is drawn. (AG)

Tests the hypothesis that there is reason for teachers to be concerned with the interrelation of audience conditions, the probability of success, and the degree of fear of failure influencing reading persistence in boys. (Author/RB)

Sets forth specific questions for detecting plagiarism in student writing such as unusual titles, irrelevant topic, professionalism of typing, bibliography, footnotes, and an unusual approach to subject. (DS)

The factors are, according to the author, financial ineptitude by the administration and the refusal of the teachers to accept responsibility. (SP)

Author suggests that the examiner experiences the same psychological and physical malaise evoked by anxiety that is felt by the student which may have something to do with today's student-teacher tension. (IR)

It is the responsibility of colleges and universities to help prevent ambitious hardworking students with some ability from academic failure in their freshman vear. (IR)

Beginning with preschool years, children compare the rewards they receive with those received by other children. These comparisons have powerful effects upon subsequent self-rewarding behavior, evaluation of rewards and the sharing of rewards with others. A key process in these developments, social comparison," is reviewed in this article.…

Examines the failure of the youth employment service and occupational guidance in the secondary schools of Great Britain. (SB)