This paper is written in response to the paper "How green is blue hydrogen?" by R. W. Howarth and M. Z. Jacobson. It aims at highlighting and discussing the

This investigation focused on factors related to students' decisions to withdraw from college courses. An open-ended survey was used to construct questionnaires for assessing student, instructor, course, and situational variables thought to be relevant to course withdrawal. A total of 204 Kansas State University students who had dropped one or more courses provided usable responses to questions about courses they dropped and courses they continued. Factor analyses yielded eight dimensions that were congruent for two subsamples. Discriminant analyses identified three dimensions that provided differentiation between dropped and continued courses. Those three factors were satisfaction with student performance, motivation, and impressions of instructor. The probability of a student's persisting in a course was viewed as a function of confidence that he or she could handle the course material, perceptions of the relevance of the course to his or her needs, and impression of how likable and helpful the instructor was. Implications for advisors and instructors, relationship of withdrawal to course selection, and suggestions for further research are discussed.

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As a means of increasing their career opportunities, psychology majors can prepare themselves for business careers in areas such as marketing, human resources administration, and training and development. This article identifies some important skills for psychologists working in the business field and describes educational programs and curricular strategies for acquiring those skills.