A survey of one university's graduate students examined influences on their initial consideration of the university and their ultimate decision to enroll. Variations in factors among the academic colleges of the institution were revealed. Further research on college choice within the graduate student population is recommended. (MSE)

Discusses two questions: (1) Are we in the technology business, where we spend exorbitant time and energy debating which content and what method? and (2) Should we be in the business of serving all youth in a special way so they can grow, develop, and function successfully in a rapidly advancing technological world? (CT)

Some advice on attracting good people for a college administrative team, including the toughest positions to fill, searching outside academe, improving confidentiality, and how to find the best candidates is presented. (MLW)

Many administrators are planning and implementing systematic marketing strategies designed to attract, matriculate, and graduate students. Most administrators prefer to shape a direction according to their institution's needs rather than to take a reactive position. A marketing action plan is provided. (MLW)

Reports on a comparative survey of 93 college freshmen (home economics and business majors) regarding their choice of major. Variables discussed include factors and persons influencing this choice, prior work experience, level of satisfaction with the choice, and preferred career options. (CH)

Steps taken by institutions to have a greater impact on their student enrollments are referred to as enrollment management. Organizational implications are defined and enrollment management is defined as a process that influences the size, shape, and characteristics of a student body. (MLW)

There are ways to fire an unproductive volunteer and still do minimal damage to both the volunteer and the alumni association, but an ounce of prevention is advocated. Some types of volunteers that might cause problems are identified and advice on what to do when dismissing a volunteer is provided. (MLW)

Develops a perspective for studying institutional procedures for assigning incoming patients to available wards and for transferring patients between and among wards. Presents ethnographic data collected in one extended-care facility. Discusses staff-patient and patient-patient interactions surrounding ward assignments and transfers. (Author/ABB)

Evaluates the evidence supporting claims that employer-sponsored child care programs improve employee work behaviors and attitudes. Results indicated that assertions that employer-sponsored child care reduces workers' absenteeism or tardiness, or that it increases workers' productivity or job satisfaction are not supported by credible research.…

Many colleges are turning to professional consultants to help locate and recruit presidential candidates. The advantages and cautions of an outside expert are discussed. The Presidential Search and Assessment Service, a nonprofit enterprise sponsored by the Association of Governing Boards and the Association of American Colleges, is described.…

Presents effective methods of conducting and documenting teacher interviews. Provides an outline for developing interview skills and documenting the selection process. (MD)

The ruling of a state judge that the National Collegiate Athletic Association could not require that Jerry Tarkanian, basketball coach at the University of Nevada at Las Vegas, be suspended for recruiting violations is discussed. The ruling states that he was denied due process. (MLW)

Objectives of research to investigate recruitment activities by colleges of pharmacy were: to determine the extent of declining applications to pharmacy schools, to identify recruitment activities conducted by pharmacy schools, and to determine the perceived importance of specific recruitment activities. (Author/MLW)

Recruitment is analyzed using a classical organizational theory in resource dependence offered by J. D. Thompson. The demographic changes are viewed as flucuations in the environment, which require adaptation from the organization in order to survive. (MLW)

Social play emerged earlier than social pretend play with a similar structure; the incidence of social pretend play increased with age. Four strategies for integrating pretense into social play were isolated; among them, verbal recruitment and "join" were found to be more effective than imitation or nonverbal recruitment. (Author/RH)