This public relations unit is one of a series of guides developed to aid school administrators and teachers in understanding and creating an environment that will allow students equal educational opportunities. Part of such awareness is knowing about the availability of courses and activities offered, as well as informing parents and potential…

A sequence of selective/retention steps are described which are used to reduce the number of student teacher "wash outs" in the Wright State University (Ohio) school of education. (1) A 2.25 grade point average (out of 4.0 points) is required for admission to the school, and an entry level grammar/composition test, which identifies at…

A 1-year project was conducted to explore ways and suggest possible strategies by which Further Education staff in Great Britain can help improve women's participation, progress, and attainment in physical science and technology, particularly at technician and craft levels. Data were collected by a questionnaire survey of heads of science and…

The effectiveness of Health Services Occupation (HSO) programs was studied by an assessment of the academic achievement and attitudes of current students and by a followup survey of program graduates. Data were collected and analyzed from three classes of program graduates (1979-81) and current students (grades 9 through 12) at four schools. In…

The status of handicapped children in Head Start programs is discussed in this annual report to the Congress of the United States. Chapter 1 provides an overview of Head Start policies on services to handicapped children. Chapter 2 reports on the number of handicapped children enrolled, types of handicapping conditions, and severity of handicaps.…

In 1983, Los Angeles Harbor College designed a program to improve the rate of student transfer to four-year colleges and universities. From the onset of the project, the goals were to: (1) increase the number of transfers; (2) increase the number of minority student transfers; (3) improve articulation and outreach efforts; and (4) incorporate…

Selected financial and program records of nine administrative units of Michigan's Bilingual/Migrant Education Program from October 1, 1978 through September 30, 1983 were examined in an audit to assess fairness of fund allocation, compliance with appropriate laws and regulations, adequacy of administrative performance, and priority of school…

This booklet describes 20 inexpensive or no-cost techniques for increasing enrollment and student completion rates in adult education programs. Outlined in the guide are the following techniques or activities: refining class logistics; sponsoring liaisons; designing registration packets and recruitment fliers and writing press releases, radio…

Focusing on three education levels (precollegiate, collegiate, and the graduate and professional levels), the recommendations are based both on "what appears to work" and on "what appears to be worth trying". A fourth group of recommendations is aimed at responsible governmental agencies and professional and other organizations. The…

Prospective students who received application materials for Carnegie-Mellon University (CMU), Pennsylvania, in 1976 and 1978 but did not apply for admission were surveyed to determine student background factors or attitudes that may have influenced their choice of colleges to which they applied. Findings include the following: nonapplicants…

This volume is one of the products of the "knowledge development" effort implemented under the mandate of the Youth Employment and Demonstration Projects Act of 1977. It describes the Career Advancement Voucher Demonstration, which tests whether Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA)-eligible youth can be effectively served by…

A cooperative effort by administrators and institutional researchers to assess the public image of an institution of higher education as one step in the planning process is described. Discussed are the interpersonal dynamics occurring in the recognition of the general problem, the formulation of specific questions, the design of the survey…

This collection stresses the need for informed and more sophisticated marketing techniques for college admissions officers to help them cope with the decreasing number of prospective college students. The importance of the college admissions office is increasing as admissions becomes a more crucial element to the colleges' financial well-being.…

The transcript of the resumption of hearings on the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) Enforcement Program, initiated in l978, is presented. In this session the issues of fairness and of federal intervention into collegiate athletics are addressed, specifically as they relate to recruitment of athletes by colleges and universities.…

Orientation materials are provided in this handbook for newly appointed members of vocational education advisory committees at Walla Walla Community College (WWCC). In a question/answer format, the handbook first describes the role and functions of advisory committees in relation to the provision of high quality educational programs, adequate job…