This publication provides a comprehensive list of strategies from which vocational educators can choose when designing a recruitment campaign. The strategies are aimed at increasing the participation of females and males in Ohio's vocational programs. They offer suggestions for (1) involving elementary and middle schools, high schools, parents,…

A sourcebook on producing college catalogs is presented, with attention to marketing, information to be included in the catalog, presentation of the material, writing style, photographs, and assembling the finished publication. Marketing research is needed to promote the college effectively either to traditional students or to new segments of the…

In response to a legislative mandate, this report presents a set of statewide minimum qualifications to be used by California community college districts as the basis for hiring faculty. Introductory material explains that the new minimum qualifications, which replace the previously required credentials, are discipline based. In one set of…

This document is the first nationwide compilation of successful recruiting techniques for students in adult basic education, literacy, General Educational Development classes, and adult high school degree programs. Information for the publication was gathered from a literature search and other sources, especially "Reaching the Least Educated," a…

Principles of Technology (PT) is an applied science course intended for high school vocational students. It emphasizes the basic principles of physics that form the foundation of modern technology, combining science and mathematics concepts with extensive hands-on laboratory experiences. This handbook helps teachers and administrators in Indiana…

The Teaching Assistant Program offers a course alternative designed to attract talented high school students to careers in education. This individually tailored course offers an expanded academic program to secondary students in several subject areas that have critical teacher shortages. It introduces them to the many facets of the teaching…

The major factors affecting successful recruitment and utilization of school volunteers are reviewed in this booklet. The possibilities opened by such programs and the control that can be exercised over them are stressed in the opening pages of the document to encourage program implementation and assuage unnecessary fears. A 17-step process for…

An important support area for any summer migrant program is recruitment. Recruiters must be able to meet people comfortably, know and practice good human relations, and interpret the school's program and philosophy. After informing migrants of their purposes and program, recruiters must develop a relationship with the migrants. How recruiters and…

To help improve private schools' recruitment of minority students, this handbook discusses where and how to begin, recruitment strategies, applicant assessment, and the need for in-school support systems for minority students. The authors stress that each school should begin by analyzing its own objectives, attitudes, and admission program.…

To strengthen private elementary and secondary schools' recruitment and education of international students, this handbook offers guidelines for solving potential problems involved in recruiting, admitting, teaching, and providing services for international students. Its first chapter defines international students as those whose cultural…

Components for a model strategy/program for the recruitment and retention of students in criminal justice (CJ) programs are presented to stimulate planning activity. These 24 general examples of approaches identify the strategy, state the objectives, provide a rationale, describe implementation, discuss intervention activities, and delineate the…

This report presents information drawn from a two-part study undertaken by the College of Communications and Fine Arts at Southern Illinois University (Carbondale) as part of that university's affirmative action efforts with regard to recruiting and hiring minority group members and females. The first chapter of the report presents the background…

Discusses the development of the use of career ladder programs as an incentive for attracting and retaining competent teachers. States and school districts considering the development of career ladder programs should study the issues involved in creating successful plans. (MD)

The likely consequences of different educational policies affecting teacher supply and demand are examined in relation to the predicted teacher shortage. Includes a table describing 23 policies and practices of schools that attract qualified teachers. (MD)

School principals are asked nowadays to be a curriculum manager, staff motivator and evaluator, business manager, public-relations representative, safety expert, disciplinarian, site manager, and the list goes on. This resource contains a broad array of tools and information, including exhibits, forms, handouts, and charts that can be used to…