A Survey of Hiring Practices in Selected School Districts

Abstract

Braun, Willems, Brown, and Green pro vide information on how education majors should prepare application papers and what they should expect in interviews. Two hundred and seventy- one (271) secondary and elementary administrators responded to a survey re garding the procedures they use when employing teaching staff.

Getting a Job: Perceptions of Successful Applicants for Teaching Positions

“…These data are those reported in the Braun et al (1987) study. All school administrators (elementary, middleleve1,high school, and central office) employed in the State of Wyoming (n=319) in 1986 were sent acopy of the survey.…”

“…With minor modifications the questionnaire used by Braun et al (1987) was administered to recent graduates of teacher education programs who were employed as teachers in Wyoming and California. The following research questions were addressed in this study.…”

“…A two-part questionnaire used by Braun et al (1987) was adapted for use in the present study. The first part of the instrument addressed variables considered when the credential file of an applicant is reviewed.…”

“…Thus, students need to have the most up-to-date information possible regarding not only what openings are available but also how they can prepare to be viable candidates in the recruitment and selection process. Braun, Willems, Brown and Green (1987) reported results of a survey of employers' perceptions and requirements for credential files as well as protocol used in the interview process. The present study extends this research by reporting additional data on recruitment and selection prac- tices from both administrators' and successful applicants' perspectives.…”

Certify, Blink, Hire: An Examination of the Process and Tools of Teacher Screening and Selection

“…4 Braun et al (1987) and Ralph et al (1998) find that principals gave highest ranking to honesty of response or quality of performance during an interview. Theel and Tallerico (2004) find "substance of response" and "chemistry during interview" (p. 29) to be the qualities principals value most highly.…”