To determine how the state department of education may increase its usefulness to local agencies in the process of evaluating and selecting educational products, representatives in each state of the Association of Chief State School Audio-Visual Officers and the coordinator for each state of activities under Title III of the National Defense…

Among the most crucial decisions made on college and university campuses are those that bear on the selection of new institutional leaders: presidents, vice presidents, deans, and department heads. Effective procedures for recruiting, screening, and nominating candidates for these positions are essential to the vitality and future of academia.…

The attitudes reported support the viability of the preselection process and conform with attitudes held by campus interviewers and prospective employers. (Author)

A procedure for preliminary screening of teaching position applicants is presented. (DS)

To identify applicants with past criminal records, 22 states have passed laws making F.B.I. checks mandatory for teacher certification. Because many teachers are affronted by background checks and fingerprinting, unions often block this type of proposed legislation. Insets provide tips on avoiding defamation and negligent hiring charges and on…

A checklist of procedural guidelines for selecting new and replacement textbooks, films, tapes, kits, anthologies, and other instructional materials. (DD)

Context in this article is the victimization of teacher's in their purchase of textbooks. (RK)

Discusses the results of a sixteen year survey of collegiate and professional basketball in terms of several aspects of the athletic world alleged to be racially biased-recruitment policies, the assignment of playing positions, performance expectations, and rewards. (Author/JM)

Speech delivered at the Association of Supervision and Curriculum Development meetings (Chicago, spring, 1969). Urges that students and teachers should be involved in selection of curriculum and library materials. (JS)

Emphasizing the specific of selection and intentionally structured practice experiences, the program is as applicable to nonprofessional as to professional traiing programs. Research is reviewed giving specific selection criteria on personality measures and on initial levels of interpersonal skills. A specific integrated didactic (feedback) and…

The demands of special interest groups from the conservative right and the liberal left have resulted in more restrictive censorship in American education. (RL)

Describes how to conduct a successful effort to hire university faculty and administrators. Discusses using the school's mission statement, the search committee, the charge to the committee, involving the appropriate community, selection criteria, the position description, candidate evaluation, and making the appointment. Concludes by summarizing…

Sound reference checking should be an integral part of executive recruiting. (Author)

This paper presents three variable selection strategies in discriminate analysis (all variables in the model, use of stepwise methods, and all possible subsets). All three methods are illustrated through examples. Although the all variables in the model and the stepwise methods are the most widely used, B. Thompson (1996) and C. Huberty (1994)…

Little is known concerning the incidence or importance of various types of reading materials. (CK)