Describes a week-long workshop on career awareness for secondary students with hearing impairments. The workshop is designed to enhance self-image, eliminate occupational stereotyping, familiarize students with educational programs offering science training, and to give examples of available careers. Discusses workshop activities and reactions of…

Conducted a study to identify the factors that predict persistence and success in baccalaureate engineering programs. Reports that the variables that contributed significantly were freshman achievement test scores in algebra and chemistry, high school grade point average, degree of focus of science interests, motive for engineering choice, and…