This guide provides materials to help adult educators in organizing and developing volunteer literacy programs for the functionally illiterate adult. Introductory materials include a brief history of the Volunteer Adult Reading Program (VARP) and the philosophy and rationale of the program. A list of questions and answers follows that are intended…

From its perspective of experience in the field, this book offers practical and specific guidance for successfully managing an organized summer camp. It may also serve as a beginning orientation for potential camp directors, a quick reference for experienced directors, or a text for entry level courses in practical camp administration. This second…

Prior research has suggested that solutions to teacher labor market problems must take into account the importance of local context and indigenous labor market forces. With this in mind, three rural school systems in north Louisiana collaborated with the Louisiana Center for Rural or Small Schools (LaCROSS) to develop teacher recruitment…

To examine the views and experiences of high school journalism faculty regarding their efforts at recruiting minority students into journalism, a study surveyed journalism teachers from 100 randomly selected high schools in Kentucky (31 teachers responded). Questions concerned the teachers' college education, teaching loads, overall enrollment,…

For the past five years, education in the United States has received major criticism and various reforms have been suggested. The recommendations, legislation, and proposed changes that have resulted have created consternation, frustration, and optimism among teacher educators. The optimism stems from the desire to continue to improve the…

The responsibilities and structure of the college governing board's nominating committee are discussed. Five responsibilities are addressed: helping the board determine its composition in terms of influence, diversity, and talents; maintaining a viable list of candidates and cultivating top prospects; overseeing the orientation and deployment of…

Since the population of 17-to-21-year-old males, the traditional source for military recruitment, will decline sharply during the 1980s, consideration is being given to recruiting males aged 23-29. A national survey was conducted to assess the interest of 23-to-29-year-old men in joining the military under present conditions and with monetary…

Tarrant County Junior College (TCJC) was organized in 1965. It adopted its first affirmative action plan in 1973 and has had a plan ever since. Although neither controversial nor wholeheartedly accepted by everyone, the plan has worked. In 1973, 13.9% of TCJC's employees were minority group members; in 1985, there are 1,280 employees with 21.4%…

A three-stage model of college choice is outlined, and research related to the model is reviewed. The first phase is a developmental one in which students determine whether they would like to attend college. For students entering postsecondary studies, the second stage involves gathering information about educational options. The third state is…

Traces the history of the Black American in his question for a higher education from the lone Negro, John Russwurm, in 1826, who graduated from Bowdoin College, Maine, and concludes with a resume of present minority recruitment programs on various campuses. (Author/JM)

The country's first two-year education program in Air Pollution Technology trains students to work for industry or government. Although two to three jobs are available for each graduate, attracting interested students remains a challenge. (AJ)

The Intergenerational Education Program, initiated in many Massachusetts school systems, creates opportunities for youth and elders to interact with each other. The purpose of the program is to reactivate and utilize the spirit, knowledge, expertise and individual life experience of the current generation of older Americans. It shows how…

Since each year families are located in different sites across the state, working in different crops, arriving and departing, and sometimes arriving again at different times, recruitment must be an on-going operation. A recruiter should have compensating influence for all of the negative influences surrounding educational opportunities. A…

Analyzed is the development of marketing strategies at two major universities that have been successful in reversing enrollment declines that they experienced in the early 1970's. First, the organizational context of recruiting and admissions is examined, and the major phases of the admissions calendar are reviewed. Then the application of…