New AACRAO Publications

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The Educational System of the Russian Federation (Table of Contents and Introduction)
$70 nonmember / $50 member; 2008; 54 pp.; Item # 9029
This short guide on the educational system of Russia provides insights for US international credential analysts. Edited by Chris J Foley, the guide combines reports from the Joint Russian Federation/U.S. Commission on the Mutual Understanding of Education with additional and updated content, creating a unified single publication. Topics covered include: primary and secondary education, vocational and technical education, university-level higher education, master of business administration, post-VUZ education, teacher training, medical education, and grading scales. Appendices provide sample documents, placement recommendations and glossary of terms.
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The College Admissions Officer's Guide (Table of Contents and Introduction)
$130 nonmember/$95 member; 2008; 638 pp.; Item #0120
The College Admissions Officer's Guide is AACRAO's first comprehensive guide to the admissions officer's profession in a decade. Its 44 chapters, written by 56 authors and edited by Barbara Lauren, Ph.D., J.D., AACRAO, address a variety of responsibilities, ranging from recruitment and holistic admissions to admissions processing and predicting yield; from using technology in recruitment communications to making use of faculty in recruitment; from creating a career ladder and motivating staff to advice on engaging the greater college community. Admissions officers at all levels and in various settings, including small colleges, community colleges, graduate schools, and law, medical, and nursing schools, will benefit from this resource.
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The SEM Imperative: Taking Enrollment Management Online (Table of Contents and Prologue)
$80 nonmember/$60 member; 2007; 220 pp.; Item #0119
The SEM Imperative: Taking Enrollment Management Online challenges enrollment managers to customize electronic media, print material, and telephone customer interactions to create a flexible multi-channel marketing plan. The guide helps institutions communicate with Millennial students who increasingly take initiative by shopping for colleges online and posting their experiences on user-generated content sites like YouTube. Authors Craig Westman of the University of Texas-El Paso and Penny Bouman of Ferris State University promote the proactive of use all relevant media in order to share positive institutional stories with prospective student markets—videos, blogs, chat, video games, Second Life, flexible modes of teaching, and interactive Web sites.
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Managing for Outcomes: Shifting from Process-Centric to Results-Oriented Operations (Table of Contents)
$80 Non-Member/$60 Member; 2007; 205 pp; Item #0118
Managing for Outcomes transforms process-oriented managers into successful outcomes-oriented leaders. Author Wayne Sigler, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, builds on his years of experience in higher education management to present the Outcome-Oriented Operations (Tri-O) Management System and its seven powerful components. The guide will help you create effective mission statements, choose and assess staff, write a strategic plan and calendar, monitor a budget and measure success. Aimed mainly at higher education officers, it also provides inspiring case studies from various other fields — including medicine, law enforcement, charitable work, and corporate business.
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Academic Dishonesty: Developing and Implementing Institutional Policy (Table of Contents)
$50 nonmember/$35 member; 2007; Item #0117
Drawing heavily from current literature, case law, and a survey of fifty-two North Park University faculty members, author Dennis Bricault, Ph.D, provides an overview of academic dishonesty, paying particular attention to associated legal aspects. The guide defines the types and range of academic dishonesty; examines the causes and manifestations of dishonest behavior; analyzes the legal issues affecting academic misconduct: case law, due process, the content and communication of policies, sanctions, prevention, and detection; and provides guidance for administrators and faculty for assessing and restructuring their institutional policies and procedures.
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The Educational System of France (Table of Contents)
$95 nonmembers/$70 members; 2007; Item #9028
This addition to the AACRAO library of international publications is a guide for United States admissions officers to the structure and content of the educational system of France. Authored by Kathleen Trayte Freeman and Linda Jahn, The Educational System of France provides information on elementary and secondary education, including the Baccalauréat, the Brevet and vocational education. It outlines higher education, including technical and professional studies, the DEUG, the classes préparatoires aux grandes écoles, the European licence-master-doctorat program and the grande écoles. This study also provides detailed and useful placement recommendations, a glossary of terms, a list of all diplomas and certificates and a list of public and private universities.
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The Impact of Bologna and Three-year Degrees on U.S. Admissions: A Focus on Europe, Australia and the United Kingdom (Table of Contents)
$40 nonmember/$28 member; 2007; Item #0116
Increasingly, U.S. and other North American graduate and professional schools are finding it necessary to assess their admissions policies regarding international applicants with three-year bachelor's degrees. This monograph captures the presentations and discussions among participants from a November 2006 symposium coordinated by AACRAO in partnership with the Australian Department of Education, Science, and Training; the British Council United States; and the German Academic Exchange Service. The questions and issues raised at the symposium are discussed in this monograph, particularly as they relate to international student mobility; ways in which the adoption of three-year degrees–especially in Europe and Australia–affect U.S. admissions policies and practices; the Bologna Process and Europe's progress toward developing EU-wide three-year degrees.
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Accreditation Mills (Table of Contents)
$75 nonmember/$55 member; 2007; Item #0115
Accreditation Mills is the first publication of its kind to explore the growing influence and threat of accreditation fraud. The author, Allen Ezell , a previous contributor to Guide to Bogus Institutions and Documents and co-author of Degree Mills, uses his expertise and experiences as an FBI agent to create a comprehensive guide that will prepare you to recognize and expose bogus mills. The book gives a historical perspective of the problem, explores the relationship between degree mills and accreditation mills, and defines tactics used by mills to deceive the public. Accreditation Mills not only cites case-studies, and undercover operations, but also gives detailed examples of how individuals and groups have made a positive stand in the fight against degree mills and accreditation mills. Appendices, including a valuable list of state and federal authorities and specific names of false accreditors, can be utilized to protect institutions from becoming victims of fraud.
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Community Colleges and Student Information Systems Implementation: A Survey on the Registrar's Role (Table of Contents)
$50 nonmember/$35 member; 2006; Item #0114
Colleges considering a new system implementation should view the statistics on how different strategies can affect the job of the registrar. Drawing conclusions from a national survey of community and technical college registrars, Community Colleges and Student Information Systems Implementation explores differences in job duties and responsibilities as well as role conflict and ambiguity related to different implementation strategies. The author, Sandra Lepley of University of Central Florida examines in-house, outsourced and consortia implementation strategies, and their relation to college demographic characteristics. She offers suggestions for professional development.
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FERPA Quick Guide (Table of Contents)
$60 nonmember/$45 member; 2006; Item #0113
Would you like a quick reference on essential FERPA information? The FERPA Quick Guide may be just what you need. Designed to give staff members key facts on their role in FERPA compliance, this short publication provides a basic overview of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, and the full text of its regulations. This guide highlights how the Act applies to various school officials, including brief outlines of key terms and issues as well as commonly asked questions. To obtain a more detailed analysis and application of the Act, as well as extensive FERPA training materials and case studies, refer to the AACRAO 2006 FERPA Guide.
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Gamers Go to College (Table of Contents)
$70 nonmember/$50 member; 2006; Item #0112
Gamers Go to College illustrates how Gamers create and demand a convergence of technology in higher education. A subculture of the Millennials, Gamers are noted for their increased use of technology over previous groups of students. The publication's overarching theme highlights the vital role communication plays and the varying venues that are at higher education's disposal in light of the Gamers generation. This publication was authored by Craig Westman and Penny Bouman of Ferris State University.
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Transfer Credit Practices of Designated Educational Institutions (TCP) 2006
$110 nonmember/$80 member; 2006; Item #3014
Transfer Credit Practices of Designated Educational Institutions (TCP) 2006 presents a voluntary exchange of information regarding practices for acceptance of transfer credit. This publication reports the transfer acceptance practices of one major institution in each state regarding credit awarded by other colleges and universities in that state. We encourage you to visit TCP Online for the most up to date credit practice information at http://tcp.aacrao.org
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Guide to Bogus Institutions and Documents (Table of Contents)
$60 Non-Members/$45 Members; 2006; Item #4008
This addition to the AACRAO library of international publications will give you the information and tools needed to face and fight the complex battle against the problem of bogus universities and degree fraud. This book will inform you about the issues, help you to learn techniques to detect bogus institutions and documents, offer guidelines in handling cases of fraud, help you to prevent your institution or organization from becoming a victim of fraud, and give you confidence in discussing all of these issues with colleagues and superiors. Contributing authors include AACRAO's International Education Services staff: Ann M. Koenig, Jessica Montgomery and LesLee Stedman. Other contributing authors include Eva-Angela Adan Edward Devlin, John Bear, Alan Contreras, Alan Ezell and Jane Yahr Shepard.
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The AACRAO 2006 FERPA Guide (Table of Contents)
$95 nonmember/$70 member; 2006; Item #0111
The primary purpose of The AACRAO 2006 FERPA Guide is to provide guidance as to the substance of FERPA, and also training materials and forms which are available on a CD included with the Guide. In addition to relevant FERPA issues contained in previous editions of the Guide, here are just a few of the topics/issues contained in the 2006 edition: permissive disclosure of disciplinary records; drug and alcohol violation disclosures (permissive); terrorism-related responses to subpoenas; the health and safety exception; SSNs and directory information; impact of the electronic age on FERPA; updates on recent laws in relation to FERPA — the Solomon Amendment, the USA PATRIOT Act, SEVIS, Megan's Law, e-signatures, and others.
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The Registrar's Guide: Evolving Best Practices in Records and Registration (Table of Contents)
$130 nonmember / $95 member; 2006; Item #0110
The Registrar's Guide: Evolving Best Practices in Records and Registration is the first comprehensive guide to the registrar's profession to be published in 27 years. Its 35 chapters address a variety of responsibilities, ranging from registration and academic scheduling to detecting credentials fraud and implementing student information systems; preparing for commencement and preparing for accreditation; project management and "Budgeting for Registrars." Other chapters address the work of the registrar in various settings, including small colleges, community colleges, graduate schools, and law, medical and theology schools. The book also contains overviews of FERPA, the Solomon Amendment, and an Appendix of Information Sources on additional compliance matters.
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The Educational System of the United Kingdom (Table of Contents)
$95 Non-Members/$70 Members; 2006; Item #9027
This addition to the AACRAO library of international publications is a guide for United States admissions officers to the structure and content of the educational system of the United Kingdom. This publication was authored for AACRAO by Maureen Skinner, Registrar, Thames Valley University, London, England.
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AACRAO's Basic Guide to Enrollment Management
$80 Non-Member/$60 Member; 2005; Craig Westman and Penny Bouman; Item #0109
AACRAO's Basic Guide to Enrollment Management is a primer or "how to" resource for new or seasoned enrollment managers. Its core chapters are practical applications of Strategic Enrollment Management (SEM) best practices, outlining how making some basic adjustments can have an immediate impact on enrollments. The Basic Guide offers tips on how an institution can change and consequently gauge its successes, including techniques to aid the enrollment manager, director of admissions, student services director, or anyone in a management position within an institution looking for an impetus to change their enrollment practices.
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The College Recruiters' Quick Guide
$50 nonmember/$35 member; 2005; Item #0107
The College Recruiters' Quick Guide provides an orientation to Recruitment responsibilities for new admissions professionals and those contemplating a career in college admissions. It is organized to give the reader a quick orientation and down-to-earth advice about what is involved in the admissions profession. This short publication defines the admissions professional, outlines principles of good practice and successful recruitment, and offers practical tips for travel that every new recruitment professional will appreciate. Every new Admissions Counselor and Recruiter deserves this useful introduction to a rewarding career in Recruitment! 
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Student Information Systems: A Guide to Implementation Success
$95 Nonmembers/$70 Members; 2005; Dr. Sharon F. Cramer; Item #0108
What will expedite the implementation of a student information system? Student Information Systems: A Guide to Implementation Success contains constructive examples and practical suggestions, giving readers a step-by-step approach to improving campus buy-in, communication, collaboration and funding; as well as leading project team members and campus administrators through the critically important realities of a successful implementation or upgrade. The guide can assist everyone on campus involved in the implementation to develop and achieve their short- and long-term goals for student information system implementation.
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Current Trends in Grades and Grading Practices in Higher Education: Results of the 2004 AACRAO Survey
$80 nonmember/$55 member; 2005; Item 0106
AACRAO 's publication Current Trends in Grades and Grading Practices in Higher Education: Results of the 2004 AACRAO Survey continues the tradition of surveying grading practices in higher education first begun in 1920. Although much has changed in the world of academia since, grades have remained a central feature.  This consistent importance and interest, as well as our members' role as the guardians of academic records, has been the impetus for AACRAO 's continued study of grades and grading practices in American colleges and universities.  The most recent study prior to this one was conducted in 1992.
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The Work of the Registrar: A Summary of Principles and Practices in American Universities and Colleges
$55 nonmember/$40 member; 2005; Item #0105
Take a walk down Memory Lane… In 1940 when AACRAO’s release The Work of the Registrar was written: Yale tuition was fifty dollars per quarter; colleges had curfews for women and dress codes; the average salary was $1,299 annually; first class stamps were three cents; and colleges sent progress reports home to parents. Read about what’s changed since then and what hasn’t in The Work of the Registrar: A Summary of Principles and Practices in American Universities and Colleges. Written by Alma H. Preinkert, registrar at the University of Maryland from 1935 to 1954, it became an invaluable reference guide for all registrars during the 1940’s. Current members of the profession should find this to be an interesting historical read. While the methods used to admit, register and maintain records have changed dramatically with computers and web based systems, the basic mission of the registrar’s office has not.
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