Interviewed male preservice teachers, exploring reasons for choosing early childhood and elementary education and their attitudes toward traditional reasons cited for male avoidance of teaching careers. Found most believed their roles would be perceived differently from those of female teachers and that they would have an easier time obtaining a…

Presents a case study that reports on one institution's longitudinal approach to measuring the effectiveness of merit scholarships as a recruitment and retention tool. Describes a method of analysis designed to measure the economic effectiveness of merit awards from the institution's perspective and identifies policy questions related to the use…

A survey of 52 volunteers in the Foster Grandparent Program revealed that frequent family contact was associated with life satisfaction, especially among rural elders. Minorities are a fast-growing cohort of the aging population. Recognition of elder needs and creation of a culture of connectedness are ways to recruit and retain foster…

Discusses a job fair held by Collegiate Employ-Net, a consortium of colleges and universities in Ohio and Michigan. Explains the benefits of 15 institutions of higher education working together, as well as the weaknesses of the collaboration. The consortium holds an annual job fair and has expanded its services to include additional methods of…

Maps out strategies gained from experience in hiring an African American faculty member. Suggests that all the forms of institution commitment, administrative support, faculty involvement, and recruitment efforts must be intensified when competing for a person from a small pool of potential candidates. (Author/VWL)

Describes how a study abroad program benefited a foreign language department through cooperation with other departments on campus and has increased the number of better-prepared students for advanced courses. Two keys to this success are integration of the study abroad program into the academic curriculum and the credit system and some well-honed…

Presents a response to the reactants of the authors' article (1996). Contrary to Thomas and Weinrach's response (1998), the authors maintain that counseling psychology programs that include in their admissions criteria skills, experiences, and interests needed to conduct research and provide direct services to ethnic minorities will not have to…

Study examines how recruiters evaluate students who pursued both functional and general management majors compared to those who focused solely on functional coursework. Results reveal that although recruiters reported that the double major gave students a competitive advantage, in practice, the double major carried virtually no weight in the same…

Explores enrollment of underrepresented minority students in dental schools. Describes challenges to affirmative action, major minority recruitment programs, where minorities are enrolled, the Opportunities for Minority Students in U.S. Dental Schools (OMSUSDS) report, and American Dental Education Association (ADEA) strategies to enhance…

Reports that American community and technical colleges are enrolling an increasing number of overseas students. Lists techniques for planning international student recruitment strategy, including securing a budget and paying attention to trends. Finds that electronic recruitment through a Web site is the most inexpensive and effective method. (CJW)

Discusses the national teacher shortage in Catholic schools. Reports findings from a survey of Catholic school superintendents conducted by the Chief Administrators of Catholic Education. Found that the most effective recruitment efforts were schools seeking teachers from within local communities through parish bulletins and word of mouth. (CJW)

A rural southwestern New York hospital that instituted a rural residency track (RTT) in concert with a physician-centered strategy increased its admissions, physicians, employment, and profits. Developing an RTT requires dedicated CEO leadership, a strong on-site chief of service, family physicians who perform cesarean sections, and midlevel…

Demographic data depict schools with burgeoning numbers of students of color and extreme underrepresentation of minority teachers. Actions to recruit and retain teachers of color include changing methods of evaluating preservice teachers, providing a strong cultural literacy base for teacher education curriculum, and initiating community-based…

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

Examines some of the obstacles that prevent men from working in child care centers. Presents one man's story about how he came to work in a child care facility. Suggests ways men could be encouraged to enter and stay in the field of early childhood education. (Author/KB)