An experienced school personnel administrator shares some advice about using a 10-minute screening interview to identify the most promising teacher candidates. Through this process, school executives can quickly eliminate candidates whose paper credentials mask unsuitability and consider greater numbers of talented, inexperienced individuals with…

Discusses individuals as producers of their life span developments, and examines individuals' selection of their life paths and their proneness to failure. Considers a model that explains individuals' optimization of their life course management in terms of selection of life paths and compensation for age-related losses such that potential for…

Analysis of Tennessee Job Training Partnership Act data shows that creaming (nonrandom selection of participants, especially nonselection of disadvantaged persons) takes place but not as greatly as critics suggest. Selection of economically disadvantaged persons would lower the placement rate only 8%; targeting high school dropouts would reduce…

Opposition to excessive use of mathematical techniques in economics is growing. Math dominance reduces the diversity of traditions in economics. When used appropriately, it is a useful, efficient research tool, but it should be balanced with other methodologies. (SK)

Presents guidelines for interviewing job candidates with disabilities, in terms of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Addresses reasonable accommodation issues. (SK)

Discussion of retellings, reillustrations, and reinterpretations of folk and fairy tales focuses on Beni Montresor's version of "Little Red Riding Hood." The oral origins of the tale which were influenced by historical events are explained; varying views on female autonomy and sexuality are examined; and selection criteria for librarians…

Presents a model of teacher induction for probationer (beginning) teachers. Proposes four stages of induction, beginning with preparation, which includes recruitment and selection, followed by encounter when the job begins, by adjustment when the new entrant settles in to the post, and by stabilization where future career development is…

Technology education should include the study of knowledge application, creativity, and resource use to solve problems and extend human potential. When hiring a technology education instructor, administrators should consider familiarity with education technology benefits for students, technical and professional preparation, professionalism,…

Examines mistakes often made in administrative searches. Discusses qualifications, advertising, salary, and interviewing. Argues that hiring an administrator is not like hiring another faculty member and that it does not pay to save money on the search, to hire someone like the person who left, or to hire someone who is like other faculty members.…

Male and female subjects asked to evaluate six candidates for a management training program responded more favorably toward female and Black subjects, in a manner suggesting a "reverse discrimination" effect in their final decisions. (DM)

When the Smithsonian Institution recently acquired a new financial management system, the concept of prototyping was used throughout the process, but in a broader sense than in software development. It was used to refine requirements, establish software management techniques, test a logistical system, and implement and apply the package. (MSE)

Discusses eight booklists, catalogs, or book review sources chosen by secondary school teachers as their favorites. (PRA)

Discusses most widely used measures to inquire about depression in children and adolescents, including self-reporting scales, clinician-completed rating scales, and structured diagnostic interviews. Includes information on how to obtain copies of the measures and related materials that provide information on psychometric properties. (NB)

Discusses options for the hiring, testing, training, and supervision of lifeguards. Stresses the responsibility of camp directors in hiring properly trained lifeguards to ensure camper safety. Includes a precamp screening test of lifeguard knowledge and skills. (LP)

When 54 campus recruiters identified best-fitting and worst-fitting applicants, the most frequently mentioned determinants of fit were job-related coursework or experience and such characteristics as articulateness, appearance, and communication skills. Organization-based fit dimensions were mentioned but to a lesser extent. (SK)