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Download full textKentucky Department of Education, 2019
The training materials presented in this guide were developed by the Kentucky Department of Education as guidance during the process of selecting a principal. This training represents best practices for the principal selection process. These suggested steps and ideas are written with the expectations that all involved parties are following the…
Descriptors: Principals, Personnel Selection, Selection Criteria, Decision Making
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Direct linkMee, Molly; Haverback, Heather Rogers – American Secondary Education, 2017
The purpose of this study was to investigate middle school principals' knowledge of the state's new middle level teacher certification, their hiring preferences for newly certified teachers, and their perceptions of middle certified teacher' competencies in teaching various subject areas to middle school students. Survey data indicated that the…
Descriptors: Middle Schools, Principals, Administrator Attitudes, Middle School Teachers
Zhou, Molly; Helms, Marilyn M. – Georgia Educational Researcher, 2015
Preservice teachers often build E-portfolios of their work prior to graduation, but their use beyond the college classroom is not clear. To identify if E-portfolios are used during the teacher hiring process, 170 administrators from 84 (K-12) schools in eight North Georgia districts were surveyed regarding their use of E-portfolio materials. Based…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Electronic Publishing, Portfolios (Background Materials), Portfolio Assessment
Wamba, Nathalis – Journal of Education and Learning, 2015
The purpose of this researcher was to examine the in-service experiences of seven headteachers in Luwinga ward in Mzuzu, Malawi, and the challenges they encountered in their first year on the job. A modified version of the questionnaire and interview guide developed by the members of the International Study of the Preparation of Principals at the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Developing Nations, Principals, Administrator Education
Engel, Mimi; Finch, Maida A. – Leadership and Policy in Schools, 2015
Despite the importance of teachers and the fact that teacher hiring is decentralized in most school districts, we know relatively little about the process through which individual principals hire faculty for their schools. Using interviews with 31 Chicago principals, we explore how principals find job candidates, whether they collaborate with…
Descriptors: Teacher Recruitment, Principals, Urban Schools, Interviews
George W. Bush Institute, Education Reform Initiative, 2016
When an effective principal is at the helm of a school, students benefit. Principals play a critical role in establishing a school's climate and culture and in selecting and developing teachers, among other roles. Indeed, school leadership is second only to direct classroom teaching among school-level influences on achievement. Although there may…
Descriptors: Principals, Graduate Surveys, Administrator Effectiveness, School Administration
