Group counseling with minors requires special considerations in the recruitment and screening process. Suggestions are offered to ensure that potential members are not labeled during recruitment. Discusses characteristics for screening as well as contraindications for group counseling with children and adolescents. Also discusses ethical and legal…

Recruiters must be prepared for the up-and-down cycles of the job market. A consistent recruitment program with management support is important. Describes aspects of recruitment efforts at Arthur Anderson--Americas, where early identification of candidates and behavioral-based interviews are utilized. (MKA)

This paper analyses the portrayal, within UK universities' publicity materials, of disabled students and disability services. Basic public relations practices explain that an organisation should know its audiences and focus its messages accordingly. We argue that recruitment is an issue which cannot be ignored in discussions of learning and…

This report focuses on the critical relationship between the presidents and governing boards of this nation's higher education institutions. At the outset of the 21st century, colleges and universities face an array of daunting challenges. To name a few: intense global competition, rapid technological advancements, changing demographics,…

Context: Founded in 1971 with state funding to increase the number of primary care physicians in rural Minnesota, the Rural Physician Associate Program (RPAP) has graduated 1,175 students. Third-year medical students are assigned to primary care physicians in rural communities for 9 months where they experience the realities of rural practice with…

In the literature on marketing in adult education there is much debate on the ethics of marketing educational programs; although many individuals have written about the potential negative impacts of big business and high-pressure advertising in education, others have viewed marketing as an acceptable process that attempts to establish mutually…

The pros and cons of using career ladders as incentives to attract and retain outstanding teachers are discussed, focusing on recent problems experienced in attempts to implement such models. (Author/CB)

Describes the strategies behind signing bonuses, with an overview of which companies are using such bonuses to lure employees into their workforce. Discusses how graduates from some schools expect bonuses, the dollar amount of bonuses, ways in which bonuses are paid out, the growing use of bonuses, and some of the rules behind signing bonuses.…

This article examines the growing gap between numbers of visually impaired students identified and numbers of teachers trained to serve them, and explores factors impeding efforts to recruit and train teachers. Suggestions include legislative initiatives, implementation of national recruitment policy, and national networking of university training…

In continuing education, recruitment is the step whereby adults are inducted into a program of systematic learning; retention relates to the capacity of the program to transform the initial commitment into continuing participation. Adult students are more likely to initiate and to continue participation when recruitment and retention activities…

Describes the recruitment and retention of adult students in light of two varieties of organizational theory. Compliance theory was formulated to classify relationships between organizational representatives and "lower participants" in large organizations. Open systems theory emphasizes the nature of the interaction between an…

Addresses issues related to the recruitment, admissions, and academic success of adult students and presents a variety of institutional practices aimed at the retention of adult students. (JOW)

Recruitment and retention strategies in continuing higher education must consider both organizational and programmatic approaches and focus on the subtleties of learners' participation patterns. (Author)

The recruitment, retention, development, and advancement of entry-level professionals is critical to any organization. Explores these relationships and the ways in which both supervisors and new professionals may ensure a positive foundation for the lifelong success of those entering the student-affairs field. (Author/MKA)

Recommends a recruiting planning process focusing on funnel statistics, selecting schools, training interviewers, and the campus debrief. States that recruiters must understand the needs of line managers to be effective. (MKA)