A study of psychological aspects of public elementary and secondary school enrollment in Corpus Christi, Texas

The extent to which children of Corpus Christi, Texas, do not enroll in school or withdraw after enrollment has come to be recognized as a serious problem by residents of the city interested in social welfare. Local parent-teacher associations have sponsored programs at which information was given to members concerning the extent of nonenrollment. Civic clubs have asked representatives from the local schools to discuss the problem before their members. Social workers in their contacts with children have dealt many times with nonenrollment in school. The Juvenile Department, in its annual report, pointed to the fact that a high percentage of children arrested were not enrolled in school. The Council of Community Agencies, in a study of social problems of the city in 1945, called attention to the number of children out of school. This report suggested that the Special Children’s Committee of the Community Council encourage and sponsor studies of school enrollment and attendance. … The Special Children’s Committee and the Superintendent of Schools, who was also a member of the Special Children’s Committee, requested the head of the Guidance Department to undertake a detailed study of the problem. This research is a result of that requestEducational Psycholog