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Investing in Urban School Leadership: Creating a Profile of Career Principals to Inform Identification, Recruitment, and Retention in the School District of Philadelphia
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Nixon, Penny Sparks – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The principalship has evolved dramatically and become far more complex. Everyday, school leaders are reshaping their roles because of the internal and external pressures associated with the job. Currently, the reform agenda across the country focuses almost entirely on the states and federal government's demand to improve student performance.…
Descriptors: Principals, Talent Identification, Faculty Recruitment, Persistence
Fostering Student Success in Hard Times
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Kuh, George D.; Kinzie, Jillian; Schuh, John H.; Whitt, Elizabeth J. – Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning, 2011
A few years ago, in "Student Success in College (SSiC)," the authors profiled twenty colleges and universities that were unusually effective in fostering student engagement and success, defined as better-than-predicted scores on the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) and better-than-predicted graduation rates. These schools are…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Human Capital, Academic Achievement, Colleges
A Customized Approach to Talent Management at the University of Pennsylvania
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Edwards, Beverly – CUPA-HR Journal, 2008
The University of Pennsylvania places great emphasis on talent management, specifically on attracting and retaining top-notch people. One way it accomplishes this is by offering several avenues by which its employees can further their careers. Penn's large, decentralized structure provides significant opportunities for career growth; however,…
Descriptors: Career Development, Employer Employee Relationship, Talent, Faculty Recruitment
Catering to a Diverse Crowd
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Fogg, Piper – Chronicle of Higher Education, 2008
Isolation and lack of services for members of minority groups can be real hurdles for colleges in small towns and rural areas that want to diversify their work forces. The chance to meet people from the same background, worship in a shared faith, or share cultural interests can make or break someone's living experience. This article describes…
Descriptors: Minority Groups, College Faculty, Faculty Recruitment, Cultural Pluralism
Strategic Faculty Hiring in Two Public Research Universities: Pursuing Interdisciplinary Connections
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Sa, Creso M. – Tertiary Education and Management, 2008
This paper examines innovations in strategic faculty hiring emphasizing interdisciplinarity at two major public research universities in the USA. The research investigated how and why the Pennsylvania State University and the University of Wisconsin-Madison chose to pursue interdisciplinary faculty recruitment, how it was structured, and how it…
Descriptors: Research Universities, State Universities, Innovation, Personnel Selection
Assessing Demand for Special Education Faculty in Higher Education: A Pilot Study and a Prototype for a National Registry.
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Tawney, James W.; DeHaas-Warner, Sarah – Teacher Education and Special Education, 1993
The imminent problem of a potential national shortage of special education faculty, as current faculty reach retirement age, was investigated through determining the retirement plans of 24 faculty, aged 55 or older, in special education departments at Pennsylvania institutions of higher education. A national registry of doctoral level special…
Descriptors: Aging in Academia, College Faculty, Disabilities, Doctoral Degrees