Describes a precollegiate English-as-a-Second-Language summer program for Southeast Asian high school students, held at the University of Wisconsin at Stevens Point. Discusses the use of cultural story telling to build a bridge between the self and the new academic setting, and the use of Southeast Asian college students as peer counselors…

Factors influencing women's decisions to pursue undergraduate degrees in quantitative fields were studied, using a structural equation model. Significant factors in High School and Beyond study data included courses taken in high school, student socioeconomic status, parental attitudes, and choice of study field as a high school sophomore. (TJH)

Article begins by emphasizing the economic benefits of a bachelor's degree. A short discussion of both limitations and virtues of other kinds of postsecondary educational options follows. The basic purpose is to provide information that counselors can use to help students and parents become aware of and understand the many postsecondary options…

This annotated bibliography lists and describes nearly 50 key national data sources and reports on high school student preparation for college and work. Items were selected because they represent comprehensive research and analyses on high school and college student achievement and the skills and competencies needed for success in postsecondary…

The transition between high school and college is a crucial point where many young women engaged in the applied sciences and engineering cease their participation. To help retain young women's interest and help bridge the gap between secondary school and higher education, The University of Maryland, College Park, held a six-week live-in academic…

This report is based on data from the 1979, 1980 and 1981 waves of the National Longitudinal Surveys of Youth Labor Market Experience. These data were collected for a nationally representative sample of 12,686 youth in 1979, 12,141 in 1980 and 12,195 in 1981. This report contains four analytical chapters. Chapter One investigates those…

The Indian Resources Development and Internship (IRDI) Program marked its fifth year by continuing to assist Indian tribes in developing a managerial, professional, and scientific corps of American Indians through college academic education and related practical work experience. Participants attended universities and pursued majors of their…

To thrive in the 21st century economy, all young people will need some education beyond high school. Whether in two- or four-year colleges or in programs granting credentials for employment in family-sustaining careers, obtaining postsecondary education and training has become imperative---all the more so in an era when employers now require the…

"Straight A's: Public Education Policy and Progress" is a biweekly newsletter that focuses on education news and events both in Washington, DC and around the country. The following articles are included in this issue: (1) A New Vision For NAEP: National Commission Recommends Mandatory NAEP Test for a Representative Sample of…

Central Park East Secondary School in New York City is a secondary school run in the kindergarten tradition of personalized learning and catering to the student's growing independence. The description of the school's operation is accompanied by an interview with its codirector, D. Meier. (SLD)

The Philadelphia Partnership is a Philadelphia School District (Pennsylvania) program, sponsored by the state higher education system and designed to increase the number of low-income and minority students in comprehensive, neighborhood magnet schools who attend college and graduate. A hundred sophomores are selected annually to participate in the…

Several studies in the 1980s found that Black students were more likely to be enrolled in college-preparatory programs than Whites of equal achievement and family background. These findings contradict suspicions that tracking systems create more Black-White inequality than would occur without them. However, a weakness of one study supporting this…

This practicum was designed to assist African American and Hispanic students and their parents to become aware of the preparations, procedures, programs, and resources requisite for enhancing educational opportunities. The major outcomes of the practicum were: (1) to increase the number of minority students applying to postsecondary institutions;…

The transition process from high school to college is considered from the perspective of a high school practitioner. Educational, social/personal, and financial factors that influence student planning are discussed. It is suggested that the secondary school must begin as early as the freshman year to help plan the curriculum the student will…

This study investigated what factors in the experiences of black, inner-city 10th and 11th graders enabled them to succeed in spite of the often debilitating factors and circumstances that surrounded them. Interviews with students, teachers, and administrators at an urban all-black high school selected by the National Center on Effective Secondary…