The dropout problem is growing at an alarming rate. In California educational clinics are being experimentally developed for use with dropout students. Describes the educational clinic planned for Grant Joint Union High School District. (MD)

Examined career indecision in 300 reentry and undergraduate women. Results indicated that there were no differences in career indecision in undergraduate women in any of the age groups 17 to 22 years, 30 to 34 years, or 40 to 44 years. (Author/BL)

This brochure lists some steps to help adults in Minnesota who want to further their education and career prospects through college, technical school, or graduate school. Minnesota has several types of postsecondary institutions that offer hundreds of programs. Many of these are geared for adults with courses on weekends and evenings. There are…

The likelihood of returning to school among high school dropouts was found to be influenced more by the individual's characteristics than by school related factors. Those who were older, married, had lower educational aspirations, and lived in counties with lower school expenditures were less likely to resume their schooling. (Author/MJL)

This article discusses the concept of spouse support, problems in its definition, its impact upon an educational/vocational decision, and its relationship to family systems theory. (CT)

Applies logit models to study youth's dropout behavior and decisions whether to return to school. Most results from the logistic regression for dropping out are consistent with other findings; however, being black is less associated with dropping out. A dropout's Armed Forces Qualification Test score, age, and out-of-school duration are…

Building the self-concept of adults returning to education requires flexibility in course planning, sensitivity toward barriers, and opportunities for students to negotiate aspects of a course or curriculum. (SK)

The mentoring program for reentry women at Metropolitan State College in Denver is based on a cafeteria approach in which the student selects resources from multiple choices. A multifaceted course teaches women how to access career resources and choose mentors, placing them at the center of a web controlling the strands of their own progress. (SK)

Examined life themes and motivations associated with psychosocial transition occurring among college students (N=16) aged 28 to 35 reentering university environment. Found more participants were oriented toward their present life than were oriented toward their future life and larger number were concerned about resolving conflicts with family,…

Examined influence of marital status on career aspirations of 240 single, married, and divorced re-entry women college students. Results revealed that increasing knowledge was most frequently checked response as career-related goal for all three marital status groups. Results indicated significant differences in needs of the three marital status…

Minneapolis' Connection Center provides interim education for dropouts in a permanent alternative setting. History Alive! uses problem-solving group work, interactive slide lectures, experiential exercises, response groups, and interactive writing to engage learners in social studies. (SK)

Interviews with 14 working-class women reentering education in Britain revealed common experiences of intimidation and inferiority. Although access programs aim to empower, their location in institutions based on racist, sexist, and classist traditions position such nontraditional students as illegitimate and inferior. (Contains 37 references.)…

Descriptive articles on school reintegration programs for children with cancer are reviewed to synthesize the information of best practices for program development. Suggestions are given for school psychologists working with chronically ill children. (Author/JDM)

Conducted interviews with 39 young adults in the Netherlands who left school very early and followed their career development for an average of 5.5 years after dropping out. Approximately one in five students returned to school and achieved the educational attainment desired by the Dutch government. A similar number returned to schooling but did…

Interviews with seven adults who are successfully taking college courses via Internet-based distance education offer vignettes of their experiences. Students emphasize the importance of keeping current, the value of a regular schedule, their enjoyment of the flexibility distance education provides, and their desire for the immediate feedback of…