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Barrett, G. Jaia, Ed. – Association of Research Libraries, 2006
"ARL" is the bimonthly report on research library issues and actions from ARL (Association of Research Libraries), CNI (Coalition of Networked Information), and SPARC (Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition). "ARL" reports on current issues of interest to academic and research library administrators, staff and…
Descriptors: Research Universities, Information Policy, Electronic Publishing, Research Libraries
New Teacher Project, 2006
Building on the success of its 2003 study, "Missed Opportunities: How We Keep High ­Quality Teachers Out of Urban Classrooms," The New Teacher Project (TNTP), with support from The Broad Foundation, investigated the methods that urban school districts use to recruit, select and hire principals. This working paper presents the basic…
Descriptors: Principals, Urban Schools, Personnel Selection, Recruitment
Hayes, Kathleen – National Comprehensive Center for Teacher Quality, 2009
Teacher shortages are essentially a problem of distribution (Darling-Hammond, 2001; Ingersoll, 2001; National Association of State Boards of Education, 1998; Olson, 2000; Reeves, 2003; Voke, 2002). According to recent studies, hardest to find are teachers who are both qualified and willing to teach in hard-to-staff schools, which included those in…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Teacher Recruitment, Teacher Shortage, Teacher Qualifications
Rubman, Kerri; Thieblot, Bernice – Currents, 1992
Guidelines are offered for more effective use of college campus recruitment videos. Suggestions include mailing tapes to selected students; supplying tapes to feeder schools and counselors; displaying the video at off-campus recruitment events; and showing the video on television. Additional targeting ideas (such as use with international…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Institutional Advancement, Publicity, Student Recruitment
Shultz, Susan F. – School Administrator, 2004
Isn't it ironic that the one organization with the power to set the direction for schools, the board of education, is the one organization whose members are often randomly selected, rarely evaluated and almost never held accountable to measurable standards of excellence? The author's premise is simple: Better boards of education mean better…
Descriptors: Boards of Education, Superintendents, Board Candidates, Recruitment
Atwell, Nedra – Online Submission, 2007
Project TRREE (Teacher Recruitment and Retention for Educational Excellence) is a three-year, federally funded project conducted by the Kentucky Department of Education. The purpose of the project is to develop a systemic approach to increase the number of highly qualified special education teachers with a focus on recruitment of linguistically,…
Descriptors: School Holding Power, Politics of Education, Educational Quality, Teacher Recruitment
Helge, Doris; Marrs, Lawrence W. – 1981
Recruitment and retention of special education teachers and related services staff have been persistent problems of rural school districts nationwide. High teacher attrition rates have serious ramifications for personnel development and program stability. Effective recruitment strategies for rural areas have four main components: (1) emphasis on…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Faculty Recruitment, Personnel Management, Rural Areas
Whaley, Jamie, Ed.; Cox, Cheryl, Ed. – 2002
Educators love to say it takes a village to raise a child. This task is accomplished through the skills, talents, and support of good teachers. This manual is designed to help school administrators help their teachers and students reach their maximum potential. It contains tools, tips, and guidelines that school leaders around the nation use to…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education, Faculty Development
Jensen, Mary Cihak – OSSC Bulletin, 1986
Current studies suggest that school districts may not be hiring the most promising graduates of teacher training programs. The first chapter of this publication reviews this research and proposes three possible explanations for the hiring failures: the complexity of the teaching function, insufficient attention to hiring, and inadequate selection…
Descriptors: Employment Interviews, Employment Practices, Teacher Qualifications, Teacher Recruitment
Franklin, Christine G. – Currents, 1991
Whether facing budget and staff cuts or event logistics, alumni associations can make good use of volunteers. Three important rules for volunteer program management include maintaining good volunteer relationships, knowing when to ask for help, and recruiting good veteran, novice, and even nonalumni volunteers. (MSE)
Descriptors: Alumni Associations, Higher Education, Institutional Advancement, Program Administration
Ritchie, Jim; Lindstrom, Phyllis H.; Mendoza-Reis, Noni – Educational Leadership and Administration: Teaching and Program Development, 2004
Large numbers of projected retirements have created the need for recruiting and preparing capable school leaders for the future. This study explored the characteristics of candidates in an administration preparation program, factors for their career decisions, and the implications of these factors for recruiting candidates and building stronger…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Instructional Leadership, Recruitment, Administrator Characteristics
McGuire, Patricia – Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges, 2007
In this article, the author argues that American higher education is allowing itself to be held hostage by the rankings industry, which can lead institutions to consider actions harmful to the public interest and encourage the public's infatuation with celebrity at the expense of substance. Instead of sitting quietly by during the upcoming ratings…
Descriptors: Institutions, Surveys, Mass Media Effects, Reputation
Dehne, Gerald; Small, Christopher – Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges, 2006
The term "tuition driven" no longer pertains only to private colleges. As state appropriations to public universities dwindle, more colleges are relying to a greater degree on keeping classes full in order to generate revenue. The fact is, virtually all institutions are essentially tuition driven. Although trustees generally understand what being…
Descriptors: Universities, Private Colleges, Tuition, Public Colleges
Sims, Serbrenia J. – 1994
This book is designed to help administrators, student affairs personnel, faculty, staff, and students at historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) realize the importance of diversity on their campuses and to implement plans to increase campus diversity. Chapter 1 explores definitions of diversity and HBCUs, and then asks whether these…
Descriptors: Administrative Change, Attitude Change, Black Colleges, College Faculty
Sweeny, Barry W. – Corwin Press, 2007
While resources are abundant for helping the mentor and the new teacher, very little has been written to guide the leaders of teacher and mentor development. This book provides an effective, proven model for developing, implementing, evaluating, and sustaining an induction and mentoring program that results in highly qualified teachers. A…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Teacher Orientation, Teaching Methods, Program Evaluation
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