This document identifies five strategies that policymakers can use to promote the kind of innovation needed for teaching and learning to be successful. These strategies are as follows: (1) establish a diverse and high-quality approach to teacher preparation that involves solid K-12/postsecondary partnerships, strong field experience, and support…

Eleven techniques to recruit minority faculty are presented including: begin at the top for commitment to affirmative action; monitor department heads; search among the faculty of Black colleges; send administrators to national meetings of Black educators; etc. (MLW)

Although college trustees have traditionally had limited interest in institutional financial aid policy, they should increase their awareness in this area. As competition for students intensifies and federal and state aid policies change, governing boards must realign policies with institutional mission. Merit awards are used increasingly to…

Presents some of the findings of a recent study that addressed the issue of finding and keeping chief school business officials. Questionnaires sent to 1,057 members of the Association of School Business Officials International elicited responses from 552 persons (52.2%). Discusses salary and benefits packages and incentives to stay. Three figures…

This publication offers a sampling of strategies, resources, and tips for educators and policymakers engaged in the recruitment of mathematics, science, and special education teachers--specific to urban and rural schools and districts. These strategies and resources, when implemented effectively, can have a positive and lasting impact on the…

This study seeks to identify factors influencing East Asian international students' choices of Canadian graduate schools, to assess the strengths and dynamics of the factors influencing enrolment decisions, and to describe possible implications both for the Canadian government and for Canadian universities offering graduate education. The research…

This paper reviews the issues facing trustees of liberal arts colleges, including such external challenges as ideological criticism, college costs, national economic trends, and competition from other types of institutions. Trustees are urged to address such issues as external criticism of the institution, concerns of students and parents about…

This multimedia School Development Outreach Project package on teacher quality provides a perspective on this emerging education issue arising from national, state, and local leaders. The package contains a set of two audiotapes and a booklet. The booklet gives an overview of the issue, examples of research and current practice, and suggestions…

This report presents case studies of 10 colleges participating in the Neylan Minorities Project. The Neylan colleges consist primarily of colleges and universities founded by Catholic communities of religious women. This project's goals were to increase the pool of minority students with potential to move from the secondary level into college; to…

Ways that presidential search committees of colleges can avoid common errors are discussed. The following suggestions are offered: (1) begin with institutional self-assessment; (2) carefully select search committee members; (3) avoid the appearance of wired jobs; (4) provide enough published information to candidates; (5) provide strong logistical…

If a superintendent resigns, school boards should consider hiring a retired outside superintendent during the interim period. Advantages include relief from the pressure to replace the outgoing superintendent, proven expertise, "free" outside consultation, a smoother transition, and avoidance of conflict. An on-staff interim chief can be…

This report critically analyzes research on teacher preparation, licensure, and recruitment, questioning the effectiveness of today's teacher education, showing how existing approaches to identifying qualified teachers are lax, and suggesting that district authorities do not always discriminate well between qualified and unqualified teacher…

This paper discusses the Multicultural Recruitment Plan that was instituted at the University of New Orleans during the fall of 1999. The historical prospectus, which necessitated this plan, and some of the initial obstacles to success are reviewed extensively. A theoretical framework, primarily the SPAR (Services, Programs, Advocacy, and…

Brian Jacob examines challenges faced by urban districts in staffing their schools with effective teachers. He emphasizes that the problem is far from uniform. Teacher shortages are more severe in certain subjects and grades than others, and differ dramatically from one school to another. The Chicago public schools, for example, regularly receive…

This quarterly report of the Faculty and Staff Diversity (FSD) Unit of the Chancellors Office of the California Community Colleges presents the 1988-89 objectives of the unit and the actions taken to meet them during the first quarter of the year. The objectives include: (1) the analysis of FSD expenditures by districts during 1988-89; (2) the…