The national goal of migrant education is "to establish programs and projects which are designed to meet the special educational needs of migratory children of migratory agricultural workers or migratory fishermen and to coordinate these programs and projects with similar programs in other states". In Oklahoma, the major objectives for…

"The Listener Program Handbook" gives basic information to counselors and volunteers who intend to participate in a volunteer listener program in an educational setting. Included are: (1) guidelines for recruitment of volunteers; (2) guidelines for orientation of volunteers, parents and students; (3) job descriptions for both counselors…

This document seeks to examine the range and scope of recruitment, admissions, and retention strategies at four selected dental schools that have developed special programs for minority students. The survey instrument for which this code book has been developed is an interview schedule administered to minority students in the four selected special…

Prepared by the Association of American Indian Physicians (AAIP), this handbook provides information relative to American Indian health careers in terms of need, opportunity, preparation, and information sources. Designed to encourage American Indian youth to seek careers in the health professions, this handbook describes the enormous need for…

Fourteen summer school projects located in 14 school districts with large concentrations of migrant children during the summer of 1972 were described. The projects were from 6 to 10 weeks long and provided services for children from birth to age 12. The number and percentage of pupils enrolled in each component of the program were (1) Title I:…

Project BEAM, a special experimental demonstration project funded by the Adult Education Act, attempted to motivate undereducated adult Iowans to learn to read, to make the project known, and to make available for nationwide distribution the television and radio materials developed for the project. The two-phase project was conducted from…

This self-study report is part of the Peralta Community College District's recruiting project, Operation Call Back. Former students who had been enrolled at Laney College for at least one term between Spring 1972 and Summer 1973 were invited by letter to reenroll, and 2,668 (14%) of the total population of 19,812 were surveyed by telephone to…

The economic and social background of migrant farm workers in America; the environments in which they live, work, and are educated; and their general relationship to laws relevant to them form the first part of this book. Part II examines the education of migrant children, the results of poverty and deprivation, the characteristics of the migrant…

A comprehensive review of the Department of the Army Management Intern Program, August, 1968, presents details about the aims of the program, the recruitment procedure, the characteristics (including qualification) of the participants, and the achievement and rate of promotion of these individuals who are being trained for civilian careers in the…

Intended for adaptation to local situations, the handbook was prepared to assist interested groups to determine whether a dental hygiene educational program is needed and feasible, and to supply basic guidelines for planning. The introduction deals with dental hygiene in preventive dentistry and the historical development of educational programs.…

A fifth annual study of the supply and demand for teachers of vocational agriculture was conducted to determine: (1) the number of graduates qualified for teaching, (2) the number of graduates entering various teaching and non-teaching positions, (3) the number of teaching positions requiring replacement during the previous year, (4) the number of…

This booklet contains a sampling of corporate programs designed to help alleviate urban social problems, and offers small and medium-sized businesses ideas for economic development programs involving the disadvantaged. Included are six hiring and recruitment programs; 15 related to dropouts, job training, and adult basic education; 14 for…

The book was written to assist the inexperienced college graduate job seeker, as well as the man or woman who has been out of college for some time and is seeking a change in jobs. A specially-designed Personnel Profile is provided so that the reader can evaluate his main strengths and have at hand the information needed to write a resume or…

This publication is intended to provide a reference for teachers, counselors, and administrators in planning, administering and conducting vocational and technical programs in agribusiness, natural resources and environmental protection at the postsecondary level. The material is presented in sections, each with a list of selected references, as…

Despite the fact that the institution has never had a policy of racial discrimination in hiring and admission procedures, the University of South Florida (USF) was one of the first institutions of higher education in the southeast to adopt an affirmative action plan. This revised edition of the program contains: a description of the Equal…