It is argued by some critics of the education system that a conspiracy exists to maintain the status quo rather than to educate; this claim suggests a deliberate policy of suppression without examining the more complex reasons for flaws in the system. (JD)

Colleges of education must develop systematic strategies to provide better support for their field constituency. (MM)

Research data on the relation of delinquency, socioeconomic status, and educational experiences are reviewed. (GW)

Suggests that the demise of Black Studies would foreshadow the future deterioration of the material conditions of black people, a situation which all elements of the black community want to preclude as a possible future for black people. (Author/AM)

Surveyed 117 college students regarding factors that affected their success and failure in college. Persistent and active study was the most common reason given for academic success, followed by setting challenging goals. Academic failure was attributed to lack of study, poor time management, and inadequate goal setting. (Author/ABL)

Certain systems analysis techniques can be applied to examinations of program failure in continuing education to locate weaknesses in planning and implementing stages. Questions to guide an analysis and various procedures are recommended. Twelve issues that contribute to failures or discontinuations are identified. (Author/MLW)

Kingsborough Community College's New Start Program, designed to prevent dropping out, allows students on the verge of academic failure at three participating senior colleges to enroll as students in good standing, earn credits, and reenroll in any City University of New York senior college. (MSE)

Investigated relationships between performance on a gender-neutral task and gender, self-efficacy, performance attributions, and task interest in 92 college students. Subjects decreased their ratings of self-efficacy and task interest as a result of failure. The same ratings increased as a result of success. Findings support self-efficacy theory.…

Three high schol teachers in Tempe, Arizona, have improved students' speaking and writing proficiency by applying the principles of outcome-based education to their ninth grade English classes. These teachers abolished "D" grades, clearly defined expectations and offered expanded opportunities to master material. (MLH)

Logistic regression was employed to analyze predictors of academic performance (academic dismissal versus satisfactory performance) for first-time freshmen after one semester in an eastern state university. The analyses indicated that academic performance was highly related to high school academic grade point average. (Author/MLW)

Examines some of the literature on school failure and delinquency; describes how the London Family Court Clinic promotes better school adjustment and liaison between the juvenile justice and educational systems; and reviews literature about the importance of success in school in reducing recidivism. (Author/ABB)

The effects of success and failure on task performance, and attributions about performance, were compared for high and low instrumental college women. For the high instrumental group, success facilitated task performance, whereas failure had no debilitating effect; for the low instrumental group, success had no effect on subsequent performance,…

Education in Haiti underwent major changes during its occupation by American forces from 1915-1934. New curricula, methods, and better supervision were introduced but ultimately failed because American policymakers overlooked the necessity of allowing the Haitians themselves to participate in the reforms. (KH)

Examines data collected on the connection between second-grade children's conceptions of reading, reading group experiences, and success in reading. Notes consistent differences in the perceptions of high and low achievement groups' conceptions of reading. Finds a direct, if qualified, correspondence between student conceptions and experiences.…