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A STUDY OF THE PROCESSES UTILIZED IN RECRUITMENT AND SELECTION OF TEACHERS IN SELECTED SCHOOL DISTRICTS: A PLANNING MODEL
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to develop, apply and validate a systems design for the description of recruitment and selection functions of personnel administrators in K-12 school districts. This study was conducted in two stages. The first stage consisted of the development of a systems model, based on a review of professional literature about (1) systems planning and (2) recruitment and selection of teachers. The second stage involved comparing teacher recruitment and selection processes used in selected public school districts to the process described by the systems planning model developed for this study. The population of the study consisted of personnel administrators who were members of the American Association of School Personnel Administrators (AASPA) during 1979-1980. Questionnaires designed to gather information regarding teacher recruitment and selection activities and procedures included in the systems planning model were mailed to a random sample of the members listed in the 1979-1980 membership directory of the AASPA. Findings of the study showed that most schools utilized similar recruiting practices and teacher selection tools; these practices were highly congruent with those outlined in the systems planning model. Administrative involvement in recruiting and selection functions was similar in all sizes of school districts included in this study. The personnel administrator had the highest degree of involvement in recruitment and selection; however, no single administrative role was identified as the key role for recruitment and selection functions. Instead, many persons were involved in recruitment and selection of teachers. All school districts surveyed used one or more personal interviews in the recruitment and selection process; various types of interview procedures were used, both structured and unstructured. Few schools (10.1 percent) used any form of written examinations for appraising teacher applicants. In self-reports of practices, few schools (15.4 percent) reported district-based efforts to determine the validity of teacher selection practices. A conclusion of this study was that recruitment and selection practices utilized in public schools were similar to the systems planning model described in the study.
Subject Area
School administration
Recommended Citation
VANDERHEIDEN, DONALD LEE, "A STUDY OF THE PROCESSES UTILIZED IN RECRUITMENT AND SELECTION OF TEACHERS IN SELECTED SCHOOL DISTRICTS: A PLANNING MODEL" (1981). ETD collection for University of Nebraska-Lincoln. AAI8208389.
https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/dissertations/AAI8208389