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Salient Factors Affecting Decision Making in Simulated Teacher Selection Interviews.
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Young, I. Phillip; Pounder, Diana G. – Journal of Educational Equity and Leadership, 1985
Provides results of two experiments that investigated the growing use of private sector selection techniques in teacher hiring. Expands on previous research regarding the resume selection method, with focus on the salience of candidates' age and the relevance of criteria employed in the resume studies. Suggests ways of avoiding discrimination…
Descriptors: Age Discrimination, Evaluation Criteria, Personnel Policy, Resumes (Personal)
Asian, Hispanic, and Native American Job Candidates: Prescreened or Screened Within the Selection Process.
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Young, I. Phillip; Fox, Julie A. – Educational Administration Quarterly, 2002
To examine staff selection within the context of federal age and race discrimination in employment legislation, high school principals screen hypothetical job candidates of varying chronological age and national origin for either a teacher or an assistant principal position. Finds the screening decisions are influenced by age and national origin.…
Descriptors: Administrator Selection, Age Discrimination, High Schools, Principals
Effects of Chronological Age, Focal Position, Quality of Information and Quantity of Information on Screening Decisions for Teacher Candidates.
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Young, I. Phillip; McMurry, Bruce R. – Journal of Research and Development in Education, 1986
Several studies have suggested that screening decisions made by principals are biased by the age of teacher candidates. This study analyzed the effects of age, position desired, quality of information, and quantity of information about the candidate on screening decisions. Results are discussed. (Author/MT)
Descriptors: Age Discrimination, Analysis of Variance, Decision Making, Principals
Effects of Candidate Age and Experience on School Superintendents and Principals in Selecting Teachers.
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Young, I. Phillip – Planning and Changing, 1982
The preference for younger job candidates revealed in industrial literature and suggested by previous educational surveys was empirically substantiated for physical education teachers in this study. (Author/JM)
Descriptors: Age, Age Discrimination, Physical Education Teachers, Principals
Superintendents' Perceptions about Social Distance, Succession, and "Sunset" Provisions for Asian, Latino, and Native American Candidates Seeking Building-Level Administrator Positions
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Young, I. Phillip; De La Torre, Guadalupe Xavier – Journal of School Leadership, 2006
Research addressing the attraction and selection of individuals for administrator positions is encapsulated in a structural model that depicts different phases of the employee procurement process. Within the present study, attention is devoted to the prescreening stage of the selection process, and screening decisions of superintendents are…
Descriptors: Administrators, Personnel Selection, Principals, High Schools
Administrators' Perceptions of Teacher Candidates: Effects of Chronological Age, Amount of Information, and Type of Teaching Position.
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Young, I. Phillip; Voss, Gilman C. – Journal of Educational Equity and Leadership, 1986
Presents an overview of research on teacher selection procedures. Provides results of a survey of 118 high school principals that confirmed previous findings: teacher selection decisions are influenced by factors other than consideration of teaching performance. Reports that age discrimination was found in the selection of physical education…
Descriptors: Age Discrimination, Educational Quality, Employment Practices, Evaluation Criteria
Legal Implications for Teacher Selection as Defined by the ADA and the ADEA.
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Young, I. Phillip; Prince, Arthur L. – Journal of Law and Education, 1999
Hypothetical teacher candidates were created, some of whom were depicted as having an acknowledged disability, others having no acknowledged disability and all varied with respect to chronological age. A national random sample of public school principals evaluated the teacher candidates as if screening for a vacant position within their school…
Descriptors: Age Discrimination, Compliance (Legal), Disability Discrimination, Elementary Secondary Education
Age Discrimination: Impact of Chronological Age and Perceived Position Demands on Teacher Screening Decisions.
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Young, I. Phillip; And Others – Journal of Research and Development in Education, 1997
Two studies explored employment age discrimination for public school teachers. Principals nationwide evaluated hypothetical teacher candidates with different ages and focal positions. Screening decisions had a disproportional impact for older individuals seeking positions with perceived higher physical activity levels. Age discrimination did not…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Age Differences, Age Discrimination, Decision Making
The Impact of Age for Asian, Hispanic, and Native American Teacher Candidates on Principals' Screening Decisions as Viewed from a Social Distance Perspective
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Young, I. Phillip; Oto, Todd – Leadership and Policy in Schools, 2004
A national random sample of senior high school principals evaluated the paper credentials of hypothetical teacher candidates varying both in national origin (Asian, Hispanic, or Native American) and in chronological age (control condition, 29 years old, or 49 years old) for a focal teacher position either in their building (proximal) or in their…
Descriptors: Teacher Competencies, Age Differences, American Indians, Principals