Assessed attitudes of Asian-American students (n=152) toward involvement in student organizations, particularly preprofessional groups. Examined whether differences existed among Asian groups on attitudes toward, and involvement in, student groups. Found that respondents avoided groups made up of either Asian Americans in general or of subgroup of…

Determined the Myers-Briggs type for 149 undergraduate students holding leadership positions in student organizations. Found that college student leaders tent to be Extraverted, Sensing, Thinking, and Judging on the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator. (EV)

Examines the problem of pledging and hazing in black Greek-letter fraternities (BGFs). BGFs remain because they are popular for gaining acceptance. Notes the role of narrative in keeping hazing alive. Discusses power, hegemony, and domination; the traditional pledge process versus membership intake programs; the effect of conservatism and…

In a study of 442 freshmen in an agriculture college, participation in a learning community did not significantly influence achievement or retention for sophomore year. However, those involved in Future Farmers of America or 4-H had higher cumulative grade point averages and higher rates of retention than those not involved. (Contains 20…

Increasingly, dropping out of high school is a one-way ticket to prison for Black men. Recent research conducted by sociologists Becky Pettit and Bruce Western indicates that 3 percent of Whites and 20 percent of Blacks born between 1965 and 1969 had served time in prison by their early thirties. The crisis among Black and Hispanic men mobilized…

According to Warren Bennis, professor at the University of Southern California's Marshall School of Business and a recognized authority on organizational development, leadership and change, becoming a leader is synonymous with becoming oneself. It is precisely that simple, and it is also that difficult. In career and technical student…

Noting that employers are increasingly demanding that educators modify their teaching methods to reflect trends in the skills necessary for entry-level positions, this paper briefly describes teaching strategies that involve active learning and then explains the benefits students gain by joining the Public Relations Student Society of America…

Literary societies, while dying or already defunct in Eastern U.S. schools, still played significant roles in 19th-century frontier colleges like Butler University in Indianapolis, Indiana, and it is the thesis of the paper that a systematic investigation of the document left by these societies, although largely neglected by historians, will have…

The author examines the influence of peer groups on the formation of young people's political orientations and predispositions toward political behavior. Analysis of the findings leads to conclusions about the existence of a "teen culture" in the Soviet Union and the socializing capability of the politically-inspired youth organizations.…

This resource guide is designed to assist advisors in North Carolina in the organization and implementation of local school Vocational Education Honor Societies (VEHSs). The guide includes the State Constitution for VEHS, organizational and operational procedures, a description of an induction ceremony, samples of local constitutions, pin designs,…

This project sought to ascertain the congruency between the interests of members of Vocational Student Organizations (VSO) and the goals and activities of five secondary vocational student organizations in Missouri. The organizations that were studied are the Distributive Education Clubs of America, Future Business Leaders of America, Future…

Presented at the Annual Convention of the National Association of Secondary School Principals (53d, San Francisco, February 28 - March 5, 1969).

Summary of authors' M.S. theses, University of Maryland, 1968