Are We Looking through the Same Lens? Principal Recruitment and Selection

Autor/inn/en	Kwan, Paula; Walker, Allan
Titel	Are We Looking through the Same Lens? Principal Recruitment and Selection
Quelle	In: International Journal of Educational Research, 48 (2009) 1, S.51-61 (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0883-0355
DOI	10.1016/j.ijer.2009.03.003
Schlagwörter	Factor Structure; Principals; Personnel Selection; Personnel Evaluation; Administrator Evaluation; Administrator Qualifications; Search Committees (Personnel); Performance Factors; Evaluation Criteria; Interviews; Foreign Countries; Recruitment; Hong Kong + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Faktorenstruktur; Principal; Schulleiter; Personalauswahl; Personalentscheidung; Personalbeurteilung; Auswahlgespräch; Leistungsindikator; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Ausland; Recruiting; Rekrutierung; Hongkong
Abstract	This article reports a study designed to identify the factors that both hiring bodies and applicants believe are most important when making decisions about principal selection, appointment and acceptance. Based on a quantitative study involving the four main groups of players in the principal selection process, we confirmed a four-factor structure. In order of importance the four factors were, "Generic Managerial Skills," "Communication and Presentation Skills," "Experience and Credence," and "Religious Affiliation and External Connection." The fourth factor is rarely mentioned in the literature. The findings indicate a shift in the role expectation of principals from educational leaders to administrative managers. Findings also challenge the use of interviews as the sole principal selection mechanism. (Contains 3 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10