The proportion of underrepresented minority (URM) students graduating with Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) degrees, matriculating to graduate programs, and entering the STEM workforce continues to be significantly low. The Virginia-North Carolina Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (the VA-NC Alliance)…

Now, more than ever, more adults must earn college credentials in order to earn family sustaining wages and to help fuel and sustain a robust national economy. That means that institutions of higher education must do all they can to help adult students enroll in college and complete a postsecondary credential. Achieving the Dream emphasizes a…

Much generational research has been conducted in the last decade, prompted most likely by the drastic social and technological changes of the late 20th century, the increase in enrollments in higher education, the increase in families with two working parents, and the meteoric rise in the widespread use and acceptance of emerging technologies.…

Discusses the shortage of minority educators in the United States, focusing on community colleges as a missing rung of the teacher education ladder. The article examines lessons learned from an innovative community college/four-year college initiative to expand the minority teacher education pool. (SM)

In August 1987, the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) sponsored a Wingspread Conference on the problem of recruitment and retention of minority students into teaching. Conference invitees were asked to comment on a draft of an AACTE policy paper suggesting legislative strategies to recruit more minorities into the…

This pamphlet was prepared to help all those involved in the job-seeking, placement, and recruiting processes. Candidates cannot be provided with a "sure" technique for finding positions, but it is hoped that this guide may help make the search for a position more efficient and more effective. The guide is divided into the following chapters: (1)…

Reports findings from interviews of 22 faculty that elicited perceptions of their career paths, early-stage career roles, and the role played by faculty development. Finds that the majority chose the community college because of its emphasis on teaching and that their career roles changed over time. Makes recommendations for faculty recruitment,…

Because K-12 teacher preparation is enormously important to the future of the nation, university teacher education programs are being joined by programs at other educational institutions to address the teacher shortage. Community colleges are one of the most eager and entrepreneurial new providers. In addition to providing the first 2 years of…

Describes a new consumer-oriented approach to the college catalogue, the Illinois Valley Community College's "Catalog and Career Decision-Making Guide," which takes a unique approach to presenting information that is both usable and helpful in choosing programs and, ultimately, careers. (TE)

A study was conducted by DeKalb Area Vocational-Technical School (DAVTS) to determine the attitudes of gifted high school students toward high technology as a choice for postsecondary studies and their interest in joint enrollment in DATVS's high technology programs. A student questionnaire, information on DATVS high technology programs, and a…

The Expanding Horizons Project at Austin Community College successfully achieved its goals for Project Year 1994-95. During the year, the project accomplished the following: raised public awareness of the need to overcome gender bias, promoted career opportunities in nontraditional technical occupations to more than 1,200 prospective students,…

The three-part document presents the final results of Project Mercury, an attempt by Macomb County Community College (Michigan) to provide better consumer information to prospective students regarding instructional programs and financial aid, thereby assisting them in making more informed decisions about training and jobs, the pursuit of…

In order to be able to more effectively serve the Howard County high school graduate, Howard Community College (HCC) surveyed high school juniors in spring 1978 as to their career interests and educational plans, their attitudes toward the college and its recruitment efforts, and their reading and listening habits (for advertising purposes).…

Designed for use with interested students at high schools, community colleges, and four-year colleges, this lesson plan was developed to provide an introduction to the pre-hospital phase of Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and to serve as a recruitment tool for the EMS Program at Kapiolani Community College (KCC) in Hawaii. The objectives of the…

The Career Advancement Training (CAT) Project was established to provide career information and services to women interested in nontraditional occupations. General objectives were to increase community awareness regarding occupational stereotyping, women's ability to perform nontraditional jobs, and vocational programs available at Daytona Beach…