This case describes initial conflicts experienced by a new superintendent that involve faculty resistance and diminished academic expectations at the high school, compared with the district's other schools. Compounding the situation is the fact that the Board of Education was bitterly divided when reaching their superintendent hiring decision,…

An exploratory study focused on teacher participation in the decision-making processes of personnel selection in public schools. A stratified random selection procedure was employed to select a sample of public school teachers (kindergarten through 12th grade) in a large midwestern state. The survey was mailed to a total of 305 teachers, 60…

This trainer's guide is intended to assist supervisors of work-based career training projects in helping students trace one job application through to completion in order to understand the job application process and to appreciate how hiring decisions are made. The guide is one in a series of core curriculum modules that is intended for use in…