To determine the needs of Spanish-speaking students with limited English-speaking ability who are enrolled in all levels of vocational education, a series of three workshops were conducted to assess the vocational education needs of Mexican Americans and Puerto Ricans and to identify the commonalities and divergencies of the needs resulting from…

The overall objective of the 1977 national project was to assist participating states in increasing the number and participation of Native American students, teachers, and teacher educators in vocational and technical education. Participants in the major training activity (a 3-day workshop) were 15 3-member state teams and about 30 tribal and…

Responding to the needs of the Puerto Rico veterinary medicine community, the College of Health Related Professions of the University of Puerto Rico prepared a competency-based veterinary technology program leading to a bachelor's degree in science with a major in veterinary technology. The program is described in detail, treating such matters as…

The changing role of admission policies and practices as higher education institutions deal with the problems of miniority acess and admissibility is examined in this book. Sections dealing with admission requirements, academic prediction, and major problems in admission practices provide background information on the workings of student…

This paper reviews the issues facing trustees of liberal arts colleges, including such external challenges as ideological criticism, college costs, national economic trends, and competition from other types of institutions. Trustees are urged to address such issues as external criticism of the institution, concerns of students and parents about…

During the fiscal year 1992-1993, the Fort Collins Public Library (Colorado) conducted a project that involved the recruitment of tutors and adult learners, public awareness, training, and collection development. The project served a community of over 200,000 people, and had a target population of the local minority population, with an emphasis on…

This report presents the views and experiences of 11 individuals from Nebraska's higher education community and a Federal official on the topic of bigotry and violence on the state's college campuses. Views were expressed at a forum held in Lincoln, Nebraska in May 1989. One of the faculty argued that society needs to learn how to communicate…

This brief examines the impact of teaching on student achievement, necessary steps for ensuring teacher quality, and policies needed to support that effort. Research has identified the strong connection between student achievement and teacher preparation and skills. Efforts to generate consistently high teaching levels across all classrooms must…

This multimedia School Development Outreach Project package on teacher quality provides a perspective on this emerging education issue arising from national, state, and local leaders. The package contains a set of two audiotapes and a booklet. The booklet gives an overview of the issue, examples of research and current practice, and suggestions…

This complete Kids into Health Careers (KIHC) information package contains guidance materials to use when working with local school systems. It provides operating instructions on how to choose and address an audience, either at a school or community-based organization. (KIHC is an initiative being developed to supplement the pool of qualified…

The tech prep work-based learning program for child care management occupations at Carlyle (Illinois) High School had nine goals: (1) market the program to students, parents, employers, and the community; (2) increase the number of students enrolled in Tech Prep Youth Apprenticeship (TPYA); (3) increase the number of employers providing work-based…

Doctoral education in science and engineering has changed with shifts in demand for doctorates, increased minority and women's participation, patterns of financing graduate study, and employment of doctoral recipients. It must continue to change by attracting and encouraging women and other underrepresented groups. Initiatives to date include:…

Going against conventional wisdom that larger doctoral programs are better, Washington University (Missouri) has been scaling back its doctoral enrollments, recruiting more selectively, providing every student with full financial support for six years, and increasing contact between faculty and doctoral students. The new approach has brought…

Discusses the shortage of minority teachers in the United States and in Texas. Recruitment and retention in teacher education can be improved with financial aid, partnerships between two- and four-year institutions, articulation between universities and public school systems, and establishment of a university climate that rewards minority…

Presents information from a Texas conference which examined the problems of creating an ethnically diverse teaching force. Recommendations for recruiting culturally diverse students into teaching are provided, focusing on the role of public school educators, university personnel, state legislators, education agency personnel, educational…