Based on a survey of 710 randomly selected persons from the Pinellas County (St. Petersburg area), Florida, Cooperative Extension mailing list, 54 of 566 respondents (9.5 percent) were willing to volunteer part of their time to assist the local Extension education program. Most respondents indicated home economics and horticulture as the main…

This paper, one in a series of four describing a boy-oriented program for elementary school children, addresses the problem of staffing an elementary school with teachers who will be able to effectively teach boys as well as girls. It suggests that empathy toward both boys and girls, personal warmth and security in the classroom, a high degree of…

A LARGE NUMBER OF NEW JERSEY PUBLIC SCHOOL PUPILS ARE AFFECTED BY ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS WHICH LIMIT THEIR ASPIRATIONS AND THEIR ACHIEVEMENTS IN THE PROCESS OF EDUCATION. THREE FACTORS AFFECTING THE DISADVANTAGED CHILD ARE THAT HIS FAMILY IS ECONOMICALLY POOR, HIS HOME LIFE PROVIDES LITTLE IF ANY STIMULATION TO HIS INTELLECTUAL GROWTH, AND HE AND…

TO DECREASE THE TIME LOST BY MIGRATORY WORKERS BETWEEN JOBS AND TO PROVIDE EMPLOYERS WITH A DEPENDABLE LABOR SOURCE, THE ANNUAL WORKER PLAN HAS PLANNED COMPREHENSIVE ITINERARIES FOR MIGRANTS SINCE 1954. THREE METHODS ARE USED TO RECRUIT MIGRANT FARM WORKERS UNDER THIS PLAN -- (1) STATE AGENCIES ARRANGE AND CONDUCT INTERVIEWS WITH CREW LEADERS AND…

This questionnaire survey shows the many influences on selection of housing and transportation by employees of a Cleveland junior college district (Cuyahoga Community College). It is felt the data would be pertinent to personnel recruitment, housing policies for faculty and staff, private housing developments, dissemination of housing information…

To meet the increasing demand for educational research specialists, the author proposes a graduate level study plan which school systems can initiate. State school systems would recruit students, provide partial financial support, and assure school employment. Emphasis on a short program with a large number of trainees is necessary. To facilitate…

The guide is intended to assist 4-H Club extension workers in recruiting volunteer adult and youth leaders. It discusses: why volunteers serve (organizational identity, desire to serve, involvement of other family members, future opportunities and obligations, community status, self interest, and public opinion); how to recruit (person-to-person…

This study reviews current literature relating to methods of selection and recruitment of teachers and describes some of the more innovative techniques suggested by practicing administrators and recruiting agencies. Emphasis is given to the importance of establishing sound criteria and workable techniques of teacher selection, together with…

Project VEHTS (Versatile Employment of Health Trained Servicemen) is demonstrating how civilian hospitals can employ and use more effectively the thousands of medically-trained servicemen who are released each year by the Armed Forces. A system of recruitment and placement of veterans at Cook County Hospital, Chicago, was designed and implemented.…

Traditional recruitment for employment could be made through news media, but for the hard-to-employ more aggressive tactics will be necessary. A company will need to tap community resources such as state employment services, Office of Economic Opportunity agencies, the Urban League, and vocational rehabilitation agencies. A special company…

Guidelines for planning a program for the utilization and career development of paraprofessional school personnel are presented. Five basic premises on which these guidelines are based are outlined in the opening section: that the involvement of paraprofessionals in a career development program within a school improves the classroom learning…

In Duplin County, North Carolina, a summer 1968 institute for the county's Negro and Caucasian teachers and principals was planned and operated by local educators in response to local problems of desegregation. Although recruitment began late, more teachers and principals than were expected volunteered in equal numbers from each race. One of the…

This study analyzed data on manpower problems and solutions in criminal justice with special reference to probation and parole. It provides guidelines for the development of a national policy regarding probation and parole manpower and training, which were established through systematic assessment of manpower shortages and standards, and of…

This is a report of a year-long survey conducted at a sample of Armed Forces Entrance and Examining Stations to ascertain enlistment motivation of individuals entering military service. During the survey period of April 1971 to April 1972, there was a decline in draft motivated enlistments with learning a skill or trade and the opportunity for…

This document discusses sexist undergraduate admissions. Three primary strategies are presented to make admission less sexist. These strategies suggest: (1) the undergraduate structure can be changed so that more places are open to women; (2) undergraduate institutions can actively recruit qualified women applicants; and (3) undergraduate…