In two Oakland (California) high schools, one urban and one suburban, an audiovisual presentation designed to enhance student interest in optometry as a career was given. Results of the presentation, measured by a questionnaire, suggest that few high school students are considering pursuing an optometry doctoral degree, but an on-site presentation…

Presents a review of the literature indicating the benefits of affirmative action and why it is necessary, as well as the results of a study to identify exemplary programs that are successful due to affirmative actions. Suggests that student affairs professionals should support affirmative action and its programs. (Author/MKA)

In this study of liberal arts college libraries, data was gathered with regard to programs related to diversity awareness, staffing, information services, and library collections. Discusses minority recruitment efforts, the survey questionnaire used, sources of funding for diversification of library collections, and the importance of college…

Investigated the cumulative effects of alternative certification (AC) on the public school teaching force and the comparative characteristics of teachers certified traditionally and alternatively. Data from the 1993-94 national Schools and Staffing Survey indicated that AC had mixed results in terms of fulfilling its promises, with some of the…

Details a project developed to provide stimulating science classroom environments as incentives to draw talented science majors into teaching. Focuses on the experiences of one student. (DDR)

Examines current academic culture and how it affects growth in nontraditional and distant student populations. Characteristics examined include goal ambiguity, limited flexibility in adapting academic programs to students' needs, low faculty interdependence, and high vulnerability because of decreased funding and societal demands. Examples of…

Discusses changes in academic libraries, especially reference services, in light of the needs of increasingly diverse ethnic and minority users who have traditionally been underserved and underrepresented. Library collections, budget priorities, recruitment and training of librarians and staff, campus support services, and the use of technology…

Candidates for the Faculty of Education at the University of Toronto gain classroom teaching experience under the supervision of mentor teachers and attend professional development workshops in a nonthreatening, nonevaluative program that guarantees their acceptance the following year. The program has been successful in recruiting minority…

As graduate enrollment in English falls, largely due to program reduction, many college and university English departments are recruiting freshman composition instructors from other fields. Although they may be skilled writers, many receive little or no formal training in how to teach writing. Issues concerning the unionization of teaching…

Investigated factors influencing African American college students' career choices and the attractiveness of teaching as a career. Surveys of education and non-education majors indicated that non-education majors considered salary, job security, and advancement significantly more important in their career choices than did education majors. Both…

Describes and evaluates the design and development of an interactive multimedia simulation package for management education called Business Simulation which combines the concepts of case study methods with business simulation games. It is designed to provide students with skills-based training in human resources management, particularly…

Reviews the rural physician shortage and related policy and research needs. Discusses geographic distribution of physicians, quality of rural care, rural recruitment and retention, rural residency training, factors in medical education affecting entry into rural practice, physician productivity and income, reimbursement, federal and state programs…

Examines the history of student recruitment and parental choice among Bureau of Indian Affairs schools, focusing on Rapid City Indian School (South Dakota), 1898-1933. Discusses attitudes of American-Indian parents toward various schools, strategies to keep siblings together, parental influence on schools' competition for students, and the…

Presents a collection of articles on current issues related to African Americans in higher education. Some of the topics include the following: Congressional opponents of educational opportunities for blacks, the harm in college rankings, important news events of the 20th century, black faculty, actions of white supremacists, aspirations of…

Based on information from interviews with 50 first- and second-year teachers in Massachusetts, proposes a mixed model for the teaching career: one that would be responsive to the needs of both teachers who envision long-term careers and those who envision short-term stays in teaching. Draws implications for teacher recruitment and retention…