Based on extensive interviews with New York City school board members, community representatives, and school personnel, this handbook is intended as an aid to community school boards in finding and hiring qualified superintendents. The book outlines specific steps by which a community school board can systematically define its own needs, establish…

Effective leadership is required for positions of elementary school administration, and this leadership can be acquired and improved. In recruiting for the principalship, the greatest potential source is the teaching staffs of elementary schools. The time to select principals is when none is needed because the administration then has time to…

In an effort to increase the proportion of minority group members on the New York City police force, this study was commissioned: (1) to learn the reasons for present difficulties in minority recruitment, (2) to analyze the effectiveness of current recruiting strategies and programs, and (3) to develop new approaches aimed at improving minority…

This project provided for the assignment of a volunteer services consultant and assistant to the State public welfare agency staff to develop, direct, and coordinate volunteer services and special projects for volunteers in the public welfare setting. These individuals interpreted the need for and potential of volunteer services, and assisted…

In an attempt to provide a manual and guide for practitioners and students of educational television, the principles of educational television are described, along with a variety of applications. Methods of utilization and evaluation are provided with full treatment of problems in staffing, recruiting, and training. (Author/RH)

PROJECT 120 ASSISTS SPECIAL SERVICE SCHOOLS IN RECRUITING AND HOLDING TEACHERS, TRAINS TEACHERS TO WORK IN URBAN SCHOOLS FOR THE DISADVANTAGED, AND EXPLORES FACTORS THAT WILL IMPROVE TEACHER EDUCATION FOR URBAN SCHOOLS. THE SPECIAL PROGRAM IS ANNOUNCED TO UNDERGRADUATES WHO HAVE QUALIFIED FOR STUDENT TEACHING. IN ADDITION TO CONVENTIONAL…

In an attempt to determine more about employment interviews at a college placement center, 183 employment interviews were monitored. Results indicate that 75 percent of the interviewers had made decisions before interview completion, but only 25 percent of decisions were made before the half-way point of the interview. (Author)

Examines several activities that directly influence the future of special educational programs in higher education and presents problems that must be resolved if significant expansion of special educational programs is to be achieved. Funding, staffing, and accountability are discussed in detail and other crucial areas are reviewed. (Author)

The issue of linking faculty merit raises to enrollment increases (and therefore to student recruitment) is addressed by Mary-Anne Vetterling of Northeastern University, William E. Spellman of Coe College, Suzanne E. Lindenau of the University of Georgia, and James J. Bess of Teachers College. (LBH)

Discusses the introduction of tenured faculty members holding radical views into the economics department of the University of Massachusetts. (SL)

The author tells how very large, multidivision continuing education programs can use their size as a marketing advantage. Some advantages include (1) superior service, (2) an image of high quality, (3) the bandwagon effect, and (4) stronger buying power. (CH)

Analyzes the kinds of power principals have and their importance in determining the effectiveness of a school. Includes a proposal for the selection of principals and teachers. Good teachers should be involved in selecting principals and principals should be selected from the ranks of a school's teachers. (MD)

Admissions Marketing Group Research--gleaned from studies of parents, students, and counselors--suggested several reasons why public relations professionals should play a major role in the recruitment picture. (MLW)

Executive-search consultants are being hired to help fill posts in higher education from college presidents to development positions and deanships. Consultants perform a variety of services, from identifying and screening candidates to arranging flight schedules for campus visits. (MLW)

A survey of 134 administrators of undergraduate home economics programs examined student recruitment strategies and whether they differed with such variables as program size, environment, or group responsible for recruitment planning. Results show that all programs are using several different strategies in combination. (Author/CH)