This paper presents a profile of minority graduate students at the University of California, Berkeley. Following a brief overview of Berkeley's Graduate Minority Program (GMP), data is presented concerning the number of GMP students supported; available funds and average grants for students from 1968-69 to 1973-74; distribution of GMP students…

This paper examines national enrollment trends of the recent past up to the present, considers some of the effects of these trends upon the Community College of Baltimore's enrollment, and suggests methods to cope with the Community College of Baltimore's particular problems that arise from enrollment fluctuations. The objective of this report is…

The impact of the current employment situation on hiring faculty for community college teaching is examined. It is concluded that prospects for improving the quality of learning in community colleges are not particularly enhanced by the apparently growing surplus of new PhDs in our field. On the contrary, it is suggested that hiring PhDs for…

A program to recruit, train, and encourage persons to substitute teach in the inner-city schools of Minneapolis is discussed. A follow-up study was conducted by an independent evaluator, a year and one-half later. Results show that few participants were still on the job. Findings were: (1) 18 prcent of those teachers who completed the program…

The report concerns a failure to train fishermen for the Puerto Rico tuna industry. The objectives were to train fishermen for the purpose of replacing foreign crews aboard tuna vessels and create a cadre of local fishermen with experience in high seas commercial fisheries. The failure appears to be associated with the lack of adequate berthing…

The public two-year college in its exemplary (comprehensive) form is an open admissions institution characterized by diverse curricular offerings, with a heavy emphasis on guidance and counseling, as well as an emphasis on compensatory and continuing education. The major focus of this study was to examine, by a survey of community colleges, the…

Seven rural California counties participated in a teacher preparation internship program funded by the Education Professions Development Act. The 101 elementary teacher intern candidates--having a wide range of academic backgrounds, personal interests, and talents--first took part in an 8-week summer preservice experience consisting of (1)…

This report, prepared by the Association of University Programs in Hospital Administration (AUPHA), presents recommendations for increasing the representation of minorities in hospital and health-care administration careers on a nationwide basis. A short-term objective is to increase the representation of minorities in graduate degree programs…

Although camps have made opportunities increasingly available to youth of poverty areas, little was reported about how successful their programs were. In addition, there persisted an uneasiness that the numbers of children and youth of poverty areas included in camping programs were not proportionate to the need. Local and national studies were…

As the armed forces move toward a volunteer force, it becomes necessary to identify procurement and retention strategies which will be effective in maintaining viable force levels. A representative sample of AFROTC advanced cadets were surveyed to determine the effect of certain incentives on volunteerism, to identify AFROTC cadet attitudes toward…

The field test of using task data for recruitment of horticulture workers is the final phase of a larger task analysis study of the ornamental horticulture industry in New York State. The field test is designed to obtain a realistic assessment of the potential of task checklists for recruitment, including: (1) employer acceptance attitudes toward…

This study aimed at assessing the relationships between the structures of the teaching occupation and teacher training institutions and the personality characteristics of teachers in Israel. The hypothesis considered was that recruitment by self-selection would promote an image of conservatism by bringing into teaching people with matched…

The development and operation of a successful employee selection, promotion, and transfer program is described. The 3-year program involved posting public notices of all library vacancies, actual or anticipated, and encouraging individuals, whether on the staff or not, to apply for positions in which they were interested. (JT)

The adult education program planning strategy developed and utilized by the University of Georgia's Center for Continuing Education proposes that there are three critical parties to the program planning process: representatives of the clientele group, the faculty, and the adult education arm of the educational institution. Their roles are…

A variety of methods of program promotion are suggested. (AG)