Suggests a residence life program of a living/learning residence to attract and retain students at a four-year college. Describes a successful strategy and implementation process for a faculty-directed residence. (Author/ABB)

Three dimensions of the financial aid delivery system that disproportionately discourage minority students from seeking or achieving admission to colleges and universities are discussed: information inequities, negative consequences of system complexity, and institutional aid practices. (MLW)

Provides an overview of issues contained in the feature articles on teacher education reform. Maintains that college-level music educators must break the "vicious circle" which results from the tendency of teachers to teach as they were taught, not as they were taught to teach. Concludes with recommendations for changes in recruitment, selection,…

Describes a program that reaches out to displaced homemakers and gives them the support they need to enter nontraditional training and jobs. Discusses program content, funding, and enrollment; an introductory displaced homemaker class; recruitment methods; career exploration; support services; dropout prevention methods; job placement; and…

The United States is facing a severe teacher shortage. One alternative for finding well trained teacher candidates is to look to Western European countries where a growing number of teachers are unemployed. Outlines procedures for hiring teachers from West Germany. (MD)

The teacher supply-demand characteristics at a large urban school district are quantitatively assessed using a set of differential equations based upon the Arrow-Capron model and a 17-year database. Includes five tables. (MD)

Australian government policy designed to achieve wider access to postsecondary education is outlined, and two different responses from the higher education community are compared. Strategies for developing student recruitment and admission policies and practices based on access goals are suggested. (MSE)

The use of the phone can help colleges in their general admissions goal: to get the right number and type of students to enroll at the institution. Basic phone tips, preparing for the call, making the call, and building on the system are discussed. (MLW)

The same care must go into recruiting volunteers as paid personnel. Once the right volunteers have been recruited, there needs to be a systematic approach to retaining and rewarding them. A guide to obtaining, training, and maintaining, the best alumni volunteers is presented. (MLW)

Techniques for developing a faculty recruitment and selection procedure, including establishing congruent goals, preparing the committee for screening and interviewing, and conducting the search, and for building collegiality within the committee are outlined. (MSE)

Reviews the concept of campus image and provides examples of successful working relationships between colleges and potential employers. Points out considerations for building a comprehensive college relations program including careful research on individual campuses, accurate synthesis of information, thoughtful consultation with campus…

The Commonwealth Teacher Training Study conducted shortly after World War I and the activities of the Commission on Teacher Education from 1938 to 1944 addressed the problems of recruiting and motivating higher quality education majors. The findings of these studies could prove highly relevant to today's concerns in teacher education. (PGD)

Describes the essential characteristics, development, implementation, and anticipated benefits of an innovative New Jersey program that will allow local districts to hire and train for certification prospective teachers who have college degrees and subject area expertise. (PGD)

An introductory college course in teaching offered for credit to high school students in Louisville, Kentucky, improved the students' attitudes toward teachers and teaching, a first step toward attracting good students to teaching careers. (PGD)

Current policies and practices in Illinois colleges and universities in using institutional financial aid as a student recruitment means are discussed, and sources and types of aid for specific student target groups are examined. (MSE)