Notes that those who know drugs and users first hand see the law enforcement-medical/maintenance system which has evolved in America as ineffective, hypocritical, and cruel. The drug user remains the archetypal pariah. (Author/AM)

This paper examines: (1) events leading to the present concern over student's rights; (2) a summary of the author's theoretical assumptions concerning school change; (3) recent work in developing change processes in two Ontario secondary schools; and (4) moral and ethical considerations regarding student rights in the process of planned change.…

The reasons underlying the "failure" of a management information and planning system at a unit of a large urban university system are examined. The problems experienced include the level of expectations, methodology of implementation, and degree of commitment or perceived self-interest. The factors relate to human rather than technological aspects…

Subjects rated an individual described as either male or female, white or native Indian who chose an upwardly or downwardly mobile occupation (teacher or store clerk). Female characters were rated less likely to succeed. Male subjects were more surprised at male, but not female, character's choice of downwardly mobile career. (Author)

The study identified biographical variables related to rehabilitation failure and success in 193 hearing-impaired young adults and ascertained whether these variables could be used in a multivariate predictive fashion to identify rehabilitation potential. (Author)

Presents a semifictional novella about juvenile delinquency in the Soviet Union, using the vehicle of the biography of a young man serving a sentence in a Soviet labor colony. The author examines the youth's unhappy family life and hostile school environment, and challenges current Soviet opinions on child behavior and education. (Author/AV)

Age, location, and fertility, which are functions of historical and cultural processes, are seen to have major impact on the income, unemployment rates, and IQs of many American ethnic groups. However, if government policy and attitudes of discrimination could be changed, these groups could improve their socioeconomic status. (Author/AV)

Strong parental action can be a force to make teachers and administrators accountable for lack of academic achievement in children. (JD)

Suggests that in the name of liberalism, the social system annihilates other cultures by ensuring that only their sellouts can get on in the world while the subjects and processes which could more fully inform the academic process is ignored. (Author/AM)

Consolidates literature in which the clash of values confronted by American Indian students in predominantly white classrooms has been examined, describes how that conflict contributes to the development of a negative self image and examines how the failure to achieve academically is a function of this negative self concept. (Author/ABB)

The tutorial program for students at Indiana University's School of Law has proven to be worth the investment of serious effort and has had benefits beyond the identification of capable and noncapable students. (MSE)

An analysis of the records of students at risk for dismissal at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences was undertaken to identify characteristics that correlated with success or failure. Four groups were identified: academic problems, intrapersonal problems, interpersonal problems, excessive anxiety, and limited…

Followup at age 4 of 55 children, previously investigated for failure to thrive (FFT) at 4-18 months of age, indicated normal growth for most children with organic causes of FFT, but persisting suboptimal growth patterns for children with nonorganic FFT, particularly for those children with higher numbers of risk factors. (Author/DB)

This commentary points out problems with the cultural difference and castelike theories of minority group school failure. It can be shown that both have some merit if studies are conducted of the reasons why children enjoy some classes which fit their peer group dynamics and reject those which do not. (VM)

Suggests that the lack of coherence between remedial programs and regular classrooms impedes the progress of students with reading difficulties. Provides an outline for an instructional program in which classroom and specialist teachers collaborate to provide the learner with coherent and balanced instruction. (ARH)