Industry's need continues to grow faster than schools or in-service training can produce technicians. Technical Education is a bimonthly supplement to IAVE. (Editor)

To avoid building mediocrity" into a research effort, the recruiting of technical Ph.D. people must be carefully orchestrated. Methods described in this article have been used successfully in work connected with the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission. (Author)

Negro colleges must tap black population resources in the Midwest, Northeast, and West in an effort to increase enrollment of their campuses. The black school offers an academic environment where black identity is an encompassing factor, rather than one superimposed on a white structure. (CJ)

The project sought to determine whether a five or ten minute segment of a video tape showing the student teacher in the actual classroom situation would assist a school employing official in the judicious selection of a beginning teacher. Video tape was thought of as only a supplement to the conventional forms usually found in the credentials…

Actual records of a chemical engineering major present a number of interviews held with assorted companies. His comments suggest that while initially he sought status, location and challenge, he became more interested in the personal touch," and selected his employer on that basis. (CJ)

Reaction to an article by Professor Vincent Harding in the March, 1969 issue of "Negro Digest addressed to black students and faculty in the North. Argues that rather than undermining the concept of the Black University, the proliferation of black studies programs could contribute to its ultimate realization. (RJ)

Conducted a survey to find out (1) whether speech communication departments assume an active role in student recruitment and (2) what marketing techniques are employed. Found an increase in student enrollment due to student interest in media programs, not department marketing techniques. (PD)

Discusses various activities at Nashville State Technical Institute to encourage women to enter engineering technology. These include receptions, in-service discussions, rap sessions, employment of women faculty, female recruitment, and publication of a special issue of the Institute's monthly publication ("Print-Out") for women. (JN)

Breakfast meetings between the University of Georgia and National Merit and Achievement Semifinalists are described. The programs included an introduction of the participants, the showing of a videotape depicting opportunities for honors students at the University, and an explanation of the University's experience with the scholarship program.…

Most research on choosing jobs has not acknowledged the influence of organizational recruiting practices on applicants' perceptions of job desirability. Some studies address this issue by examining recruiters' roles, knowledge and personal characteristics, recruitment interviews, and follow-up with applicants. More research is needed on how to…

The article presents successful strategies based on A. Maslow's hierarchy for recruiting special education personnel for rural school systems. Techniques for selling a district to prospective teachers and administrators are discussed and suggestions for integrating newcomers are covered. (Author/SB)