Allows those involved in affirmative action policy making activities to have a better understanding of the real concerns of both the minority candidates and the institution. (Author)

Study conducted under the auspices of the Executive Council of the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese. (DD)

Purpose of the research was to identify some personal and program variables which might be manipulated in the future to increase the number of dependable student volunteers. (Author)

Article is based on a UCLA and University of Kansas survey of black studies courses in four-year colleges, but also touches on secondary school programs. Over half of 72 respondent colleges have or plan black studies. Participating faculty still predominantly white. Emphasis varies from research to cultural history to community research. (PD)

The author gives a candid report on his experiences while creating a new college. (AD)

A detailed analysis is made of current programs in education carried on by private companies on school premises. (CK)

Hiring and maintaining a qualified interdisciplinary faculty is proving to be a great difficulty at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. (HS)

The regulations stated pertain to the establishment of institutes for teacher preparation in the social sciences, the procedures for recruiting students in these institutes, and the organization structure of the institutes. (CB)

With pressure on all sides, City University of New York initiated an open admissions policy on its sixteen campuses which now must be made to work. (Editor/IR)

Presents results of a career path study of graduates (N=111) of two student personnel preparation programs. Changes in reasons for leaving a position were noted with the greatest shift beginning as individuals left their third position. Findings are discussed in terms of recruiting middle-management student affairs professionals. (JAC)

Discusses what industry is looking for in college-level, computer-oriented programs, curricula, instruction, and graduates. Comments from various industry and college personnel are provided. A listing of the 15 top-ranked graduate and undergraduate computer science programs (including criteria used in the rankings) is also provided. (JN)

Commenting on Donna Kerr's ideas for improving teaching (Teachers College Record, Spring 1983), Goodlad points to three factors that discourage able students from becoming teachers: (1) salary structure; (2) job dissatisfaction; and (3) lack of opportunities for promotion. Goodlad compares his own proposals for educational improvement with those…

Explores the roles of substitute teachers in public high schools by focusing on recruitment, socialization, the round-of-work, task demands, and adaptations of order maintenance and assignment execution. (AOS)