International Graduate Student Recruiting - College of Education

							                     International Graduate Student Recruiting –A Strategic Initiative
                            Preparing Democratic Educators in Eastern Europe

                                      Proposal, College of Education

        The College of Education has developed opportunities for undergraduate students to study abroad
 in programs in Russia, Honduras, and South Africa. Furthermore, we currently enroll one hundred and
   three international graduate students. The overwhelming majority of these students are from Asian
  countries. At present two Russian students are enrolled in the College and no students from the Baltic
    States are pursuing graduate programs in the College of Education. Russia and the former Soviet
Republics offer fertile ground for recruiting graduate students who will both benefit from and strengthen
    our programs. The College possesses expertise and resources to not only prepare future leaders in
      education, but to maintain a network of on-going communication between our faculty and our
international graduates. The Ackerman Center for Democratic Citizenship will also play a pivotal role in
                                   mentoring students that are recruited.

Rationale for Baltic—Russian Graduate Student Recruitment

         The rationale for this Baltic—Russian geographic focus is the need to educate a generation of
educational leaders who are dedicated to maintaining and enlarging the sphere of newly established
democratic governments in these countries. Young teachers, administrators and professors will help
determine the educational policies and classroom practices that will either prepare students to participate
as democratic citizens or accept the dictates of authoritarian governments. Recent political events in
Russia, such as appointing rather than electing regional governors, demonstrate that a movement toward
democratic government is far from assured. The Baltic countries are struggling with issues involving the
nurturing of democratic governments and market economies. We view this program as a great
opportunity to educate the next generation of Russian and Baltic educators and one part of that education
is the chance to educate students who are linked geographically, but very divided politically.

        The College of Education possesses the resources—human and technological-- to fit this graduate
student recruitment effort into a larger effort to enhance the colleges status relative to peer institutions.
The Ackerman Center with its history of leadership in civic education, the personal relationships with
educational leaders throughout the Baltic countries and Russia, along with the technological support
available from the college and university make possible the establishment of an on-going program of
educational leadership for the College of Education and Purdue University in this region.

Scope of Program

         The College of Education proposes to recruit highly qualified graduate students in the Baltic
countries of Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia to all of the graduate programs in education at Purdue (see
Appendix A). We also propose to interview students from Russian Universities in St. Petersburg,
Moscow, Tula, Samara, Kirov and Krasnoyarsk. We have an advantage in recruiting students in these
cities. Professor Nelson is currently involved in a University Partnership program and the Civics Mosaic
program that have established contacts in all of these cities with the exception of Tula. Mr. Anatoli
Rapoport, Professor Nelson’s graduate assistant is a graduate of the Tula Pedagogical University and
maintains contact with the faculty. Professors Nelson and VanFossen have been involved in educational
programs in Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia and Russia for more than a decade. The individuals and
institutions who will help arrange contacts and interviews are listed in the appendix to this document.
Program of Recruitment

         We propose to organize a group of three individuals to conduct the recruitment process and
interviews in cities previously listed. Professor Nelson will lead the group with support from Mr. Anatoli
Rapoport a staff member from International Students and Scholars. Mr. Rapoport is a Ph. D. candidate
and a veteran Russian teacher. His experience will help assure that we effectively and accurately
communicate with prospective students. His knowledge of Russian education and Purdue University will
help us to recommend/ select individuals who are likely to achieve success in their graduate studies. This
organization deviates from the model program circulated; however, we believe that Mr. Rapoport’s
experience as a teacher in Russia, his command of the Russian language and his experience as a graduate
student in the College of Education will prove extremely valuable in determining the qualifications of
prospective students.

         The College of Education offers graduate programs through the Department of Curriculum and
Instruction and the Department of Educational Studies. The advanced degrees that may be earned are
Master of Science, Master of Science in Education, Educational Specialist, and Doctor of Philosophy.
We propose to recruit students in all the fields of study that are offered in the College of Education
(Appendix A). We will accomplish this purpose by organizing a faculty meeting to discuss the recruiting
trip prior to our departure. Professor Nelson will meet with all program areas who are interested in the
recruitment of students; he will collect program area recruitment materials prior to the recruitment trip
and he will distribute these materials to interested students. Additionally, Professor Nelson will
communicate information obtained from the program areas to the site representatives in Russia and the
Baltic countries who will disseminate information to prospective students prior to the interview.

        In the Baltic countries and Russia we propose a 3-step recruitment process:

Step 1. The representatives of the College of Education (Purdue team in consultation with representative
of the administration and program areas) develop a questionnaire and requirements for newly recruited
graduate students. The developed requirements are sent to our contacts in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and
Russia (see Appendix B). Based on our requirements each contact person recommends several candidates
                                                                 November – December

Step 2. The Purdue team selects final candidates in each region from the recommended lists. The selected
candidates write essays that they send electronically to Professor Nelson. The selection criteria and
rubrics for essays are developed by the representatives of the College of Education.
                                                                   December – January

Step 3. Professor Nelson, Mr. Rapoport, and the representative of International Programs travel to
Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Russia to conduct interviews with the finalists.
                                                                 End of January – Early February.

The exact schedule will be finalized when we determine the costs associated with travel. We will
schedule our interviews in Riga, Vilnius and Tallinn at the beginning or end of the trip. We will recruit in
St. Petersburg and travel by train to Moscow. After recruiting in Moscow we will travel by train to
Kirov, Samara and Tula. Night trains are economical forms of transportation in Russia for two reasons:
ticket costs and we avoid the need for hotel rooms. Our trip to Krasnoyarsk, in Siberia, depends on
available funds. This trip would provide the college an opportunity to recruit students in a relatively
remote area, but it will require air transportation or a long and time-consuming train trip.

Also, see attached budget, Appendix C.
                                     APPENDIX A


Fields of Study for Graduate Students:
Curriculum Studies
Educational Technology
English Education
Literacy & Language Education
Biology Education
Chemistry Education
Science Education
Physics Education
Earth/Space Science Education
Geo-environmental Science Education
Mathematics Education
Social Studies Education
Agricultural and Extension Education
Consumer and Family Sciences and Extension Education
Vocational/Industrial Education
Career and Technical Education
Gifted Education
Educational Psychology
Special Education
Master's Program in Counseling and Development
   College Student Affairs
   School Counseling
Counseling Psychology (Ph.D. only)
Educational Foundations
Educational Administration
                                           APPENDIX B

                                                 Contacts

Lithuania                                               Katrin Kello
Giedre Kvieskiene                                       Specialist
Director of Social Communication Institute              Tartu University
Vilnius Pedagogical University;                         Curriculum Development Centre
Director of Lithuanian College of                       Lossi 38
Democracy;                                              Tartu, Estonia 51003
democ@vilsat.net                                        +372-737-6125
www.vpu.lt/socpedagogika                                katrin.kello@ut.ee
www.democ.lt
                                                        Latvia
Estonia                                                 *Aija Tuna
*Sulev Valdmaa                                          Education Development Center
Jaan Tonisson Institute                                 Dzirnavu iela 334a-b
Civic Education Centre                                  Tiga, LV-1010
Pikk Street 7                                           +371-750-3730
Tallinn, Estonia 10123                                  spsaija@latnet.lv
+372-681-6988
sulev@jti.ee                                            Valda Caksa
                                                        Rezekne Higher Education institution
Maia Erm                                                Faulty of Humanities and Low
Director of Studies, CivicsTeacher                      Head of Department
Parnu Koidula Gumnaasium                                Atbrivosanas aleja 115
Metsa 21                                                Rezekne, LV-4600
Parnu, Estonia 80010                                    +caksa@latnet.lv
+372-442-7433
maia@koidulag.edu.ee                                    Arturs Medveckis
                                                        Liepaja Academy of pedagogy
Klara Hallik                                            Head of Department of Social Sciences and
Senior Fellow/Asst. Professor                           Management
Institute for International and Social Studies          Liela Street 14
Tallinn Pedagogical University                          Liepaja, LV 3401
Department of Sociology                                 +371-340-7737
Estonian Blw. 7                                         arturs@lieppa.lv
Tallinn, Estonia 10143
+372-644-4436                                           Russia

Veronika Kalmus                                         St. Petersburg:
Department of Journalism and                            Sergey Shilov
Communication                                           Herzen State Pedagogical University
Tartu University                                        Vice President
18 Ulikooli St.                                         Moika, 48
Tartu, Estonia 50090                                    St. Petersburg, Russia
+372-566-23583                                          7-812-3147859
verokina@uninet.ee                                      ssm@herzen.spb.ru
Nina Notkina                              Natalia M. Voskresenskaya
Herzen State Pedagogical University       nvoskr@redline.ru
Dean of Department of Early Childhood
Education                                 Samara
7-812-252-7345                            Vladimir Pakhomov
fdo@herzen.spb.ru                         Samara Regional Center for Civic Education
                                          Director
Victor Pronkin                            Moskovskoye shosse, 125A
St. Petersburg Law Institute              Samara, Russia
Director                                  7-8462-367-059
Maly Pr, 14                               civitas@sipkro.samara.ru
St. Petersburg, Russia
7-812-323-7823                            Kirov
victor@law.spb.ru                         Valeri Yungblud
                                          Vyatka State Pedagogical University
Arkady Gutnikov                           Vice-President (Provost)
St. Petersburg Law Institute              Lenin St., 111
Deputy Director                           Kirov, Russia
Maly Pr, 14                               7-8332-678-860
St. Petersburg, Russia                    science@vspu.kirov.ru
7-812- 323-4070
 gutnikov@law.spb.ru                      Tula
                                          Zhanna Fomichova
Moscow                                    Tula State Pedagogical University
Evgeny Belyakov                           Head of English Department
Director
Civitas-Russia Project                    Krasnoyarsk
7-095-148-7155                            Lyutsiya Litvinova
zbelyakov@atom.ru                         Civics Mosaic Program
                                          Regional coordinator
Andrey Ioffe                              School Principal
Russian Association for Civic Education
Vice President
7-095-452-0513
ioffeandrn@pues.ru
                                                           APPENDIX C


                                                                                                    Recruits' Reimb
                     Visa   Flight from US   Travel btw cities   Hotel   Per Diem (M&I)   Postage     ($30 p/pers
Vulnius                43
Riga (2days)           40            1800                          420              510                        300
Tallinn (2 days)       24                                 180      400              570                        300
St. Petersburg (3)    200                                 150      480              918                        360
Samara (2 days)                                           360      280              546                        300
Moscow (3 days)                      1725                 300      600             1098                        360
                                                                                              500

TOTAL                 264            3525                 990    2180              3642       500             1620    12721