Outcomes of a high school inschool suspension program are presented in this practicum report. Because students associated the former discipline program with unfair treatment and inconsistent sanctions, a new program was developed. Goals were to improve student behavior, attendance, morale, self-esteem, and academic achievement in grades 9 through…

This report describes the design, implementation, and subjective evaluation of a pilot program, in which graduate practicum students offered short-term counseling to 13 high-risk (academic probation) undergraduate students at Marywood College (Pennsylvania). The counselors-in-training were expected to provide direct counseling services and…

PERSISTENCY AND SUCCESS OF 200 FALL, 1962, "PROBATION AT ENTRANCE" STUDENTS (WITH LESS THAN 2.0 GRADE POINT AVERAGE) WAS STUDIED. PERCENTAGE OF MEN AND WOMEN FROM VARIOUS HIGH SCHOOLS, MEDIAN ENTRANCE TEST SCORES, MAJOR FIELDS CHOSEN, AND EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES WERE ENUMERATED. THE MAJORITY OF STUDENTS CHOSE GOALS WITHIN THEIR…

A questionnaire administered to 90 profoundly deaf postsecondary students in the third week of their first academic quarter revealed factors which predicted end-of-quarter probation/suspension correctly for 60 percent of the subjects. Discriminating variables included negative affect regarding their school, negative high school experience, and…

Describes the study skills portfolio approach, which uses self-assessment and intervention procedures to teach university students on academic probation how to appeal probationary status and reinstate full academic standing. (SR)

This short report identifies the academic and environmental experiences that support the reclaiming of students at high academic risk and describes an applicable school-wide programme emanating from the call for educational change in Israel. The proposed structured academic programme demonstrates how schools can achieve broad student knowledge and…

The number of minority, particularly Latino, students attending community colleges is on the rise in the United States. Such students frequently lack academic preparation and financial resources. These difficulties, when added to family obligations, often require that minority students attend institutions that offer the most flexible…

Student discipline problems in some high schools have been exacerbated by external societal problems. This paper presents outcomes of two discipline programs implemented in a small, rural high school. One program involved the creation of a Saturday school for students serving detention. The Alternative Learning Education Center (ALEC) was…

The Escuela Internacional Sampedrana (EIS) in Honduras implemented a new discipline program in its Primary School during the 1996-97 school year. This paper contains findings from three evaluations of the program--an initial analysis, a midyear report, and a year-end report. The first report analyzed the number of suspensions and detentions, as…

Issues in suspension reform are examined in this document, which identifies the need for reform in the Oakland, California, public schools and offers suggestions. Data was derived from the conclusions of educational researchers, experiences of educators and students, and analysis of local data. Following the overview, which asserts that the level…

The usefulness of scores on the American College Testing (ACT) program and the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) in predicting whether Grambling State University (Louisiana) students would be placed on academic probation was studied. Additional concerns included: whether there is a critical point or scores on the ACT/SAT that was linked to…

A QUESTIONNAIRE ADMINISTERED TO 236 STUDENTS ADMITTED TO LOS ANGELES CITY COLLEGE ON PROBATION BECAUSE OF LOW TEST SCORES WAS DESIGNED TO STUDY THE ATTITUDES OF SUCH STUDENTS TOWARD ACADEMIC SKILLS AND ABILITIES, ACTIVITIES AND TIME ALLOTMENT, AND ATTITUDE AND ASPIRATION LEVEL. THREE DIMENSIONS WERE INCLUDED--(1) THE STUDENT'S SELF-PERCEPTION, (2)…

This study delineates characteristics related to suspended, probation, and nonprobation college students. The population of sub-population studies are composed of 1971-72 undergraduates at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, and for some parts the entering freshmen for only 1971-72. By the end of the school year, all students were…

I studied how the grade point averages (GPA, a post-enrollment descriptor) of first-year developmental education students relate to two pre-enrollment descriptors: students' Academic Aptitude Ratings (AAR, a pre-enrollment criterion) and students' voluntary or forced attendance at a mandatory summer-orientation program. Students who involuntarily…