A teacher presents the case for organizing a mathematics club and outlines the procedures for doing so. (MK)

Activities for linking vocational student organizations with the community include student "takeover" of local businesses, job shadowing, service projects, guest speakers, student-organized field trips, employer-employee banquets, competitions, and alumni involvement. (SK)

Offers step-by-step guidelines for traveling with a vocational student organization. Includes tips regarding agendas, hotels, registration, schedules, dinners, transportation, forms and rosters, and discipline and management. (JOW)

Provides advice to college programming boards on how to work effectively with agencies when booking talent for campus shows, focusing on the research, negotiation, booking, and program implementation phases of the process. Includes risk management and contract check lists, along with the assistance that the National Association for Campus…

The Youth Leadership and Life Skills Development Scale was completed by 282 of 316 Iowa Future Farmers of America (FFA) members. The strongest relationship appeared between their scores and FFA leadership activities. Other factors affecting life/leadership skills development included after-school jobs, years in FFA, grades, and gender. (SK)

Makes suggestions for recruiting middle or high school students into business and marketing education programs. Lists techniques to boost enrollment that were identified in survey responses from 147 of 512 Wisconsin business education chairs. Discusses the benefits of student organizations. (JOW)

Focuses on the current issues confronting traditional fraternities and sororities, highlighting developmental theory and research with direct implications for the Greek experience. Offers practical suggestions for student personnel generalists who work with fraternities and sororities as one portion of their responsibilities. (Author/NB)

Explains how institutions can clarify their relationships with student organizations through development and implementation of contracted independent organization agreements. Contends that formal statement of a university's relationship with student organizations can be beneficial and foster student organization development and that, by clarifying…

A group of 13 articles discusses agricultural education in the 1980s. Includes a view from Washington, recollections of national leaders, and reactions from a secondary vocational agriculture teacher, state supervisor, and teacher educator. (JOW)

A series of five articles discusses the expected and unexpected benefits of professional student organizations. Determines that expected benefits keep advisors going; unexpected benefits keep students and advisors vibrant and enthusiastic. (JOW)

Across Canada, many schools, especially at the high school level, are experiencing difficulty in maintaining students' interest and attracting male members in environment clubs and committees. The author provides suggestions for keeping students interested in environmental issues. (LZ)

Usable returns from 236 of 400 4-H and Future Farmers of America members were used to assess the content and construct validity and dimensionality of a youth leadership life skills development instrument. Because of perceived unidimensionality of the scale, instrument users were cautioned about using the subscales. (SK)

Responses from 27 of 33 doctoral programs in adult education showed that only 9 have graduate student organizations; these tended to be smaller programs. Organization activities fostered a mentoring environment. Few programs addressed the needs of commuting and part-time students. (SK)

Of 1,697 Texas secondary agriculture students, 71 percent were white and 77 percent male, although total secondary enrollment is 50 percent male, 50 percent female, and 48 percent minority. Agriscience enrollment was influenced most by class characteristics and identity enhancement. Future Farmers of America also contributed to identity…

Includes "Student Organizations: Attracting the At-Risk Student" (Pringle, O'Neil); "Pride of Arkansas--Future Business Leaders of American and Phi Beta Lambda" (Gorecki, Martin); and "Business Professionals of America: Blueprint for Success" (Yopp). (JOW)