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Colvin, Richard Lee – Harvard Education Press, 2013
A book that draws equally on Richard Lee Colvin's deep acquaintance with contemporary education reform and the unique circumstances of the San Diego experience, "Tilting at Windmills" is a penetrating and invaluable account of Alan Bersin's contentious superintendency. Between 1998, when Alan Bersin became superintendent of the San Diego…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Public Education, Public Schools, Superintendents
Neely, Teresa Y., Ed. – ALA Editions, 2011
There's never been a more challenging time to find a position as an academic librarian, especially for those who have recently completed their library education. Whether job-hunters are jumping into the job pool for the very first time, or back in the water after a dry spell, Neely and her crack team of expert contributors have the information…
Descriptors: Library Education, Search Committees (Personnel), Library Schools, Job Search Methods
Jones-Kavalier, Barbara; Flannigan, Suzanne L. – American Association of Community Colleges (NJ3), 2008
Based on research on hiring strategies used in community colleges nationwide, the authors use games as analogies to show how hiring practices are similar in many ways to games. They present a model for more entrepreneurial, innovative, and strategic approaches to hiring. Following a Foreword by George R. Boggs, this book contains seven chapters.…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Personnel Selection, Models, Games
Ewens, Bill – 1976
Twenty suggestions are given to help university sociology departments develop procedures for hiring good teachers in the field. The first five ideas are about publicizing the position and initial screening of applications. Jobs should be announced in professional journals and at graduate departments with good reputations. Standardized forms should…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Credentials, Employment Interviews, Higher Education
Clement, Mary C. – 2000
This work explores the process of devising effective recruitment, hiring, training, and retention strategies for new teachers. Chapter 1, "The Need for New Teachers," documents the growing need for teachers due to growing enrollment, retirement, and increasing specialization. Chapter 2, "Envisioning and Defining the New…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Employer Employee Relationship, Interviews, Personnel Management
Neely, Margery A. – 1992
This book has the following objectives: (1) to sharpen the skills of interviewers to increase the quality of the interview process used with diverse populations; (2) to describe the dynamics of the occupations that use a brief interview in the education and training service-producing industry; and (3) to provide measurement for statistical process…
Descriptors: Accountability, Adult Education, Communication Skills, Conflict Resolution