Digital technology is transforming graphic communications, requiring rethinking of curriculum, recruitment, and teacher preparation. Beyond technology, students must be prepared to apply problem-solving skills to digital management and to update their knowledge and skills in the rapidly changing printing industry. (SK)

Describes a teacher recruitment program designed to develop teaching interest in minority high school students through mentoring relationships. (TB)

Presents the historical context and an overview of alternative teacher certification (ATC). Common properties include: states have installed various forms of ATC since the early 1980s, people who enter teaching via alternate routes are usually self-selecting, and alternative programs include an intern/mentor relationship between candidates and…

Discusses the adoption of state standards in New Jersey, which requires all students in Grades K-12 to study a world language. The implementation of these standards has created many challenges for educators in terms of teacher shortages, teacher recruitment, and examination of current practices in both preservice and inservice teacher education.…

A study measured costs and benefits of awarding studentships (scholarships) to teacher trainees who in return "bond" themselves to undertake a period of teaching. Compared with other alternatives, the studentship scheme is found to be "a very expensive method of recruitment." The case against it is found to be very strong.…

The SunCoast Area Teacher Training Program (SCATT) is an honors program for teacher education undergraduates in the College of Education, University of South Florida. Originally funded by the state, but now fully supported by the university, the SCATT Program has three goals: (1) to attract and retain bright, talented students in the teaching…

This pilot study addressed questions related to teacher recruitment of college graduates. The first part of the study reports the findings of a mail survey designed to gauge the plans of graduating seniors at Columbia College and Barnard College. Part two reports on the findings of a follow-up mail survey of those seniors who said they would…

THIS THIRD REPORT ON SCIENCE EDUCATION IN THE U.S. RAISES THREE ISSUES FOR THE JUNIOR COLLEGE--(1) IS IT A DISCRETE RESOURCE IN THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE EDUCATION, (2) DOES IT REQUIRE A UNIQUE SCIENCE CURRICULUM, AND (3) HOW SHOULD ITS SCIENCE INSTRUCTORS BE PREPARED. UNDER THE COUNCIL OF STATE GOVERNMENTS'"MODEL LAW" (1965), THE COMPREHENSIVE,…

IN 1962-63, A SURVEY COMPARED THE QUALIFICATIONS AND PROFESSIONAL STATUS OF NORTH CAROLINA JUNIOR COLLEGE TEACHERS WITH THOSE OF TEACHERS IN FRESHMAN AND SOPHOMORE CLASSES IN 4-YEAR INSTITUTIONS. OF THE 1,119 TEACHERS IN 24 SCHOOLS, WHO RECEIVED QUESTIONNAIRES, 861 (76.9) REPLIED. JUNIOR COLLEGE TEACHERS HELD FEWER ADVANCED DEGREES AND HAD LESS…

Tenure fraction has become recognized as an important factor to be taken into account in the administration of institutions of higher education, but there is danger that pursuit of lower fractions per se may lead to actions that unnecessarily weaken the institution or its educational programs. With the aid of an extremely simple mathematical model…

Suggestions for trustee involvement in institutional affairs are offered, particularly in presidential evaluation, recruitment, faculty hiring, promotion and evaluation, and program rationale. (Editor/LBH)

Until recently, college faculty members were not required to be proficient except in the specific tools of their disciplines. Now, with the information explosion, faculty members must also be technically skilled at sourcing and securing information, integrating the information into the curriculum, and solving problems through technology. There are…

This Critical Issue Bibliography (CRIB) Sheet focuses on approaches to recruitment and retention of faculty from underrepresented groups as part of the creation of a multicultural college environment. The 31 annotated citations, all of which are in the ERIC database, are grouped into: (1) Overall Strategies; (2) Faculty; and (3) Student. (SLD)

The author questions whether advertising and search committees--the new faculty hiring methods brought about by affirmative action--are really more than just window dressing to avoid trouble with the federal government while hiring still occurs very much as in the past. (Author/SJL)

Encourages new PhDs in analytical chemistry to carefully consider college teaching as a career choice by pointing out some assets and liabilities of the profession. Discusses academic freedom, salary ranges, job security, and potential rewards of teaching college students. (SK)