Problems in the recruitment and admission of re-entry women are identified, and ways in which institutions can be more responsive to these students are suggested. A wide range of possible actions is included so that institutions can pursue those most appropriate to their individual circumstances. Suggestions concerning recruitment include the…

The changing perspectives of higher educational administration in Australia are traced from the growth of the 1960s and early 1970s to the period of contraction, since 1975. Three major challenges facing administrators in the period ahead are identified: problems of continuing institutional viability with the threat of government intervention;…

During the academic years 1975-1977 a model program was developed for recruiting, training, and placing technically competent community college students as teaching assistants to secondary school vocational education teachers. Students selected enrolled in a basic teaching methodology course and were placed in an area high school vocational…

A report of migrant education program activities for the 1978-79 school year, this document describes identification of eligible students, recruitment, and project development, operation, and evaluation. Chapter 1 discusses progress made in meeting program goals at the state level. These goals, in order of priority, are program continuity, summer…

In 1978 a national survey was undertaken of the alumni directors at state colleges and universities with enrollments of at least 5,000 students. The questionnaire was designed to provide information on: (1) patterns of work satisfaction among alumni directors; (2) the status of current issues in the conduct of alumni affairs; (3) changes taking…

Strategies and techniques for increasing sex fairness in vocational education are provided in this guide designed for sex equity personnel, instructors, administrators, counselors, and curriculum planners. Eight chapters of information are provided and are generally organized into the following format: introductory questions, narrative,…

Organized in September, 1975, to facilitate the vocational training of limited English-speaking Latinos, the Minnesota Bilingual Vocational Training Project (MBVTP) was centered at St. Paul Technical-Vocational Institute. Staff included director, job specialists in charge of recruitment, programming, counseling retention, and job placement, and…

A 45-item questionnaire was used in a survey of 3,396 of the 39,988 black students enrolled in the 57 institutions in the North Carolina Community College System (NCCCS). Beyond identifying the students in relation to their demographic, socio-economic, academic, attendance, program area, and institutional attraction characteristics, the study…

The extension of opportunity to people--usually adults--to pursue college degree programs without the time and space restrictions characteristic of programs for students of conventional college age is of major importance in American postsecondary education. A general discussion of the policy issues in this area introduces a variety of such…

Results of a survey of 511 institutions concerning the organization and administration of both traditional early admission programs and early admission of exceptionally gifted children are reported. Information is included on: program origin; restrictions on credits, sessions, and course level; special counseling; recruitment; agreements with high…

Students in gateway business, math, and science courses at Northern Arizona University receive non-passing grades (grades of D, F, and W) at high rates. To identify possible trends in demographic groups that receive DFWs and to investigate why students receive DFWs in these courses, a student survey was administered to 719 students in 7 gateway…

This digest summarizes a larger document of the same title which examines early intervention programs providing services and resources to encourage low-income/minority youth to finish high school and enter college. It notes provisions of federal law which encourage such programs and the unifying mission of the National Early Intervention…

This Los Rios Community College District (LRCCD) report profiles the enrollment patterns of recent high school graduates who attend Los Rios Colleges. It includes data on participation rates from all feeder high schools in the greater Sacramento area, and provides insights as to where participation growth and decline occur. The cohort includes…

This guide provides all the ingredients a speaker needs to give an interactive, informative presentation about careers in the trades and the apprenticeship system of training in Alberta. It is designed specifically for those who work or have worked in a trade, who have been asked to present information about careers in the trades, and who need…

California Tomorrow, a non-profit research organization that supports the development of a fair and inclusive multicultural society, conducted this study. The research sought to answer three questions: (1) What are the experiences of Latino, African American, Asian, Native American, white, and immigrant students in the community college system,…