Outlines the major questions which should be considered by an individual purchasing commercially packaged software for use on a personal computer. (JL)

Examines the Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures. Emphasizes the methods of validating selection procedures. (IRT)

Argues for teacher participation in the process of hiring new teachers. Presents a checklist that outlines each step that should be part of a successful hiring system. (IRT)

Reports the minimum professional standards and ethical considerations for users of the assessment center method as those standards and considerations were developed by the Task Force on Assessment Center Standards. (Author/IRT)

Answers such questions as: What is an assessment center? Can one fake performance at a center? How many skills can be measured? Why are the same skills measured at most assessment centers? What should one be told before attending a center? (Author/IRT)

This article examines the tradeoffs between wages and job-related advertising in the recruitment of new employees. Hypothesizes that when wages are limited by controls, firms increase their use of nonwage recruiting methods. Also examines the effect of the Nixon wage controls on newspaper help-wanted advertisements. (Author/CT)

Guidelines for the selection of appropriate educational media are presented, including a discussion of the role of technology in enhancing learning, and a consideration of the characteristics of various forms of learning resources. (SK)

Discusses the selection of reviewers and books for review by "Library Journal" and "Choice." An analysis of 1,300 reviews from each journal concludes that key decisions are made by editors rather than reviewers and that the reviews were relatively uncritical whether signed or unsigned, or by college teachers or librarians. (RAA)

A model which secondary social studies teachers could apply to their content area suggests an interplay between the inductive and the deductive--where students first identify a proposition from an examination of evidence and then test the proposition to assess its power in helping students understand the complex nature of social reality.…

Describes a program in which parents were included in the selecting of teachers. Argues that the benefits of such a program outweigh the problems. (IRT)

In general, candidates selected for employment will probably perform worse than estimated. Bayesian statistical methods may be useful in adjusting the estimates. (Author)

Discusses the art of media selection for advertising public television programs. (BD)

This literature review on the revised Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory discusses its uses in vocational assessment and personnel selection, for identifying malingerers in personal injury claims, and in military screening and selection procedures. (SK)

Examines the extent to which postbureaucratic principles (dialog, workplace democracy, and transformational leadership) are currently reflected in the employment interview. Discusses the nature of the postbureaucratic organization. Examines current employment interviewing norms and practices to determine if they reflect three guiding principles of…

Discusses why institutions of higher education should seek presidents with demonstrated skills honed within large non-profit organizations, government, or corporations. Asserts that these "out-of-the-box" leaders are well versed in the administrative, fiscal, and community-building skills so desirable in an academic president. (EV)