In fall 1985, a study was conducted at William Rainey Harper College (WRHC) to provide a student profile for general information purposes, to gather data not available on the college's automated data file, and to analyze WRHC's marketing outreach. Surveys were mailed to random samples of 500 credit degree students and 300 continuing education…

The recommendations in this task force report by the Task Force on Teacher Education are based on information on the academic program, student profiles, research efforts and pedagogical programs obtained from site visits to the colleges of education in the three state universities in Arizona. The first section of the report discusses the…

This bulletin aims to provide guidance to business companies in developing an employee volunteer literacy program in which employees volunteer their time to assist in such aspects of community adult literacy campaigns as advocacy, public relations, fundraising, community leadership, and tutoring. A section on assessing local community needs…

This monograph provides ideas to help school district administrators in Iowa attract qualified special education teachers and related service personnel. A framework is provided for reviewing a district's current recruitment program and creative strategies are shared for improving recruiting efforts. Monograph sections contain: an overview of guide…

A proposed project at the Department of Communicative Disorders and Sciences at the University of Tulsa would recruit and train speech-language pathologists for service to handicapped children and youth in rural settings. The project would address the shortage of speech-language pathologists in rural communities, the lack of training programs in…

A detailed review of research was conducted on the relationship of social support of older adults to their general health and well being, and the findings were applied to educational outcomes and performance. The following dimensions of social support were examined: (1) an ecological framework or perspective of social support, (2) definitions and…

Recent high school graduates are one of Thomas Nelson Community College's (TNCC's) most important assets. From 1983 to 1985, the number and rate of enrollment of recent high school graduates changed dramatically. The total number of graduates in the service area declined 15.5%, from 4,540 in 1983 to 3,835 in 1985; while the number of service area…

In 1985, Vassar College undertook a project to promote the transfer of two-year college students by providing a select group of community college students with the opportunity to experience learning in an independent, residential setting, while offering the support and assessment resources needed to aid them in using this experience to plan for…

This is the third of three technical reports that focus on the hiring and evaluation of educational personnel in Illinois. Practices used by colleges and universities to assess prospective educational personnel at the graduate level are presented in this report. A questionnaire was sent to persons responsible for all state-approved educational…

In 1985, Knox College was chosen to participate in the Association of American Colleges/Mellon Transfer Grant Program, which sought to assist community college students in making the transition to the four-year college environment. Four local community colleges, Carl Sandburg College (CSC), Illinois Central College (ICC), Blackhawk East Community…

Rural school psychologists face unique challenges because of inherent rural attributes including sparse populations, geographic and climatic barriers, and traditional value systems. Mental health resources are typically inadequate in rural America, and the comprehensive roles of well trained school psychologists are frequently misunderstood in…

This handbook is designed for the dual purpose of assisting local administrators in establishing and using local advisory councils and helping council members to understand their role in maintaining high-quality occupational education course offerings. Addressed in a section on establishing local advisory councils are authorization, definition,…

The Coalition of Teacher Education Programs (COTEP) is a voluntary group of six Indiana universities: Ball State, Indiana State, Indiana University, Purdue, and the University of Evansville. This report from COTEP summarizes the recommendations made in nine commissioned papers on improving the education of teachers. These papers focused on topics…

Various aspects of campus police work are described, including the actual duties of officers, staff selection and training, and the larger issues of law enforcement. The urban university police is the focus, and comparisons are made to the organization and activities of other urban police forces. Also considered is the local context for different…

In fall 1987, a study was conducted at William Rainey Harper College (WRHC) to develop a profile of WRHC students and assess the college's market outreach. Surveys were mailed to random samples of 500 degree credit students and 300 non-degree credit students. Response rates of 80% for the degree credit students and 78% for the non-degree credit…