Attitude Congruency and Selection of Teacher Candidates.

Merritt, Daniel L.

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ERIC Number: EJ037419

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Publication Date: 1971

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Attitude Congruency and Selection of Teacher Candidates

Merritt, Daniel L.

Administrator's Notebook, 19, 6, 1-4, Feb 71

Findings of a study to examine the effect of attitude congruence as a teacher selection criterion indicate that principals are more attracted to candidates with attitudes about education that are similar to their own rather than those who maintain dissimilar attitudes even if the latter are more highly qualified. (Author/EA)

Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Congruence (Psychology), Criteria, Educational Philosophy, Employment Interviews, Task Performance, Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Selection

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