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Burdette, Melinda J. – Currents, 1987
Rapid turnover is posing a threat to fund-raising efforts. Suggestions on how to find a more systematic way to reduce it are provided including: define needs of the institution, define type of person needed, prepare the job description, match professional backgrounds, and characterize the ideal person. (MLW)
Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Selection, Administrators, College Administration
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Kvande, Elin – European Journal of Engineering Education, 1986
Reports on a study of engineering students at the Technical University of Norway (NTH) which focuses on the factors that influence women to become students at NTH. Compares study results to national and international studies concerning women and work. (ML)
Descriptors: College Students, Engineering Education, Engineers, Females
Wu, John K. – Community, Technical, and Junior College Journal, 1986
Suggests that colleges look to retired military personnel as sources of science, mathematics, technology, and occupational teachers. Looks at cooperative ventures between the Department of Defense and Department of Education. (DMM)
Descriptors: College Faculty, Community Colleges, Military Personnel, Part Time Faculty
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Arfin, David M. – Elementary School Journal, 1986
Examines the problem of attracting an adequate supply of high-caliber individuals to the teaching profession. Proposes student aid as an incentive to talented students and investigates prior uses of financial aid as a recruitment device. Recommends the establishment of "Teacher Corps Fellowships" that would use both service-payback and…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Grants, Health Personnel, Higher Education
Willmer, Wesley K. – Currents, 1985
A study to provide some measurable benchmarks of the advancement process at small colleges is described. Data are presented on budgets, spending per function, professional staff, chief advancement officer, support staff, recruitment costs, fund-raising revenues and costs, and developing institutions. (MLW)
Descriptors: Budgets, College Planning, Costs, Data Analysis
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Crawford-Lange, Linda M. – NASSP Bulletin, 1985
Foreign language teachers need to provide students and administrators with a more accurate understanding of the nature and value of language programs if the programs are to successfully compete for enrollment. A survey of principals in Minnesota provided data reinforcing these views. (PGD)
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Role, Educational Attitudes, Language Attitudes
Skupa, Leanne – CASE Currents, 1983
Recent graduates can be counted on to maintain ongoing interest in their college if involved early and in a variety of alumni activities. Possibilities include athletic events, special events, tours, educational programs, parties, and outdoor and service activities. (MSE)
Descriptors: Alumni, Alumni Education, Athletics, College Graduates
Winkler, H. Donald – CASE Currents, 1980
Ten elements are suggested for successful special alumni or fund-raising events: adequate planning time, centralized leadership, wise personnel selection, careful program structuring, attention to detail, special touches that add showmanship, provisions for eventualities, special treatment for special guests, media planning, and follow-up. (MSE)
Descriptors: College Role, Cultural Activities, Educational Objectives, Fund Raising
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Seefeldt, Carol – Children Today, 1977
Discusses the benefits, recruitment and training possibilities, as well as teacher adjustments of involving the elderly as volunteers and regular participants in a school program. (BF/JH)
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Class Activities, Early Childhood Education, Generation Gap
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Cahn, Steven M. – Academe, 1997
Two kinds of affirmative action in the recruitment and selection of college faculty are distinguished and discussed: procedural (ensuring judgment of applicants without consideration of race, religion, or national origin) and preferential (characterized by attention to the same criteria that procedural affirmative action eschews). Argues that…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, College Faculty, Cultural Pluralism, Faculty Recruitment
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Wolf-Devine, Celia – Academe, 1997
Affirmative action in college faculty recruitment and selection is discussed, distinguishing between procedural and preferential affirmative action. Negative effects of preferential affirmative action on students, faculty, and the institution are examined. Other issues explored include democratic values, bias in the search process, and the…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Affirmative Action, College Faculty, Cultural Pluralism
Brighton, John A. – Engineering Education, 1989
This article discusses the sources of future faculty, the ability to draw members of underrepresented groups to faculty positions, and problems related to the increase in foreign graduate students and faculty. (YP)
Descriptors: College Faculty, Engineering, Engineering Education, Faculty Development
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Gelles, Gregory M.; Johnson, Walter D. – Journal of Economic Education, 1994
Asserts that issues of economic literacy have typically focused on the content of individual courses, teaching approaches, and the curriculum for the economics major. Describes a program offering an economics minor including curriculum requirement, student recruitment and retention, and the costs and benefits to the institution. (CFR)
Descriptors: Course Selection (Students), Curriculum Development, Degree Requirements, Economics
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Sigelman, Lee – Social Science Quarterly, 1995
Study examined the relationship between football players' entrance examination scores and the corresponding college team's success. Although the more selective schools consistently recruit the more academically qualified players, no correlation exists between the scores and the team's success. Contains statistical table of entrance examination…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Athletes, College Admission, College Athletics
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Billingsley, Bonnie S.; Cross, Lawrence H. – Teacher Education and Special Education, 1991
This study of 82 general educators with certification in special education found that over half would consider special education positions. Primary deterrents to special education teaching included paperwork and factors related to working with special populations; potential incentives included adequate teaching resources, minimal nonteaching…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Special Education, Special Education Teachers
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