A report on the detaile d policies for selecting administrative personnel for the Shasta Community College District is presented. It includes a discussion of the policy used in selecting: (1) chief administrative officers; (2) deans of business services, instruction, evening division, guidance, admissions and research, and student services and…

Identifying employees with management potential is just one of the many uses of an assessment center. (For availability, see EA 507 433.) (Author)

Offers candidates searching for an administrative position in higher education nine strategies for understanding the search process and for using the feedback it provides to maintain their self-efficacy. (EV)

A detailed analysis is presented of the three stages of the search process involved in hiring college administrators, and some suggestions for making this process more effective and systematic are provided. (LBH)

Internal labor market theory is extended to identify market domains that influence administrative staffing decisions, and a theoretical predictive model about the role of market domains in decisions to promote or hire is proposed and tested. Information is presented as follows: theoretical framework; labor markets within higher education; and the…

A practical guide to the process of selecting and appointing new college presidents is presented, based on a literature reivew, questionnaire responses, and institutional case studies. The following nine steps in the process are examined: (1) establishing the machinery of search and selection; (2) organizing the committee; (3) formulating the…

Suggests that the complex process of appointing a dean could be conducted more objectively and effectively. The search processes of 32 colleges were examined and practices observed include: search committee's local orientation, committees excluded from final decision, communication problems with candidates and use of the old boy network. (MLW)

This book offers 11 essays on hiring in American colleges and universities that explore large issues and provide practical suggestions from the insights and observations of the various contributors. The book is intended to apply to all levels and all types of positions and to help administrators in their efforts to select the best candidate and to…

Against the background of research indicating that women are underrepresented in educational administration, this study examines the question of gender bias in the selection of superintendents. Choosing for their sample population 15 school districts from central Oklahoma, the researchers sent simulated resumes for 3 male and 3 female candidates…

This module, one in a series of competency-based administrator instructional packages, focuses on a specific competency that vocational education administrators need to be successful in the area of personnel management. The purpose of the module is to provide administrators with information and practice relating to each component of the personnel…