The attitudes and life-style characteristics of 58 undergraduate nonusers of illegal drugs were evaluated through comparisons with 47 regular marijuana users. The nonusers were found to be more settled in their values, more goal-directed, and more involved academically. They also had higher Grade Point Averages. The nonusers appeared to be both…

Purpose of this study was to seek some index which would be useful in identifying those members of the current youth cohort who are most likely to have adopted a new set of attitudes and values, so that social scientists might have a useful tool for further study. (Author/CB)

Findings from this study show that different Clark-Trow orientations toward higher education are related to different factors in the peer culture of students. Results suggest that differences among the four student types are related to where students choose to live, whether or not they commute, the relative referent influences of parents, faculty,…

The fact that youth's aspirations, activities, and attitudes are related both to socioeconomic background and, independently of this, to ethno-cultural background, suggests that forces in society, other than the youth culture, continue to share significantly in the development of value structures in modern youth. (Author)

A model which examines the ghetto formed near the University of Colorado by urban change, university growth, and partial cultural realignment within the student-youth community is detailed. (Author/JB)

Author concludes that schools need to maintain a socioeconomic balance--with busing if necessary--so that a critical mass of anti-school values cannot overwhelm the student-culture and end all meaningful learning. (Author/SP)

The worldwide youth culture is becoming increasingly autonomous against the dominant adult" society, and within this autonomy youth culture is beginning to develop a structure and rationale of its own. Youthcult and youthmyth is a new species of cult behavior. (Author/JB)

The arrival of a new kind of college student - the disadvantaged" - will permanently change the face of our campuses. (Editor)

If activities on campus are to remain relevant, student affairs administrators must be cognizant of the present and future orientations of their students as they plan with students and faculty extracurricular learning experiences diverse enough to allow the experimentation needed by students in the quest for a more comprehensive identity. (Author)

The quality of urban education is poor and must be upgraded. The author, Assistant Secretary for Education and United States Commissioner of Education, writes with the knowledge and view of an educator. (CK)

After an analysis of the pros and cons of the fraternity system, the author states that fraternities will remain in existence on college campuses due to the need of certain students to seek "social shelter". (AP)

Examines the social system developed by students in their high schools as well as the scope and functioning of the status system itself. (Author/RK)