Effects of a State Mandated Policy (Site-Based Councils) and of Potential Role Incumbents on Teacher Screening Decisions in High and Low Performing Schools.

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  • I. Phillip Young University of California-Davis
  • Kimberly Miller-Smith Southwest Licking County Local School District-Ohio

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14507/epaa.v14n7.2006

Keywords:

teacher selection, screening decisions, site-based councils

Abstract

Some states have viewed teacher selection as a means of improving student performance and have mandated the use of site-based teacher councils. To assess the utility of this legislative action, an experimental study was conducted. This study uses a 2X3X2 factorial design that varies state legislation, role of the decision maker, and academic performance of the school site. Credentials of hypothetical teacher candidates were evaluated as if screening for a vacant position, and evaluations were submitted to a MANOVA. Results indicate that legislated alterations in the teacher-selection process failed to have any substantial effects on outcomes in the screening of teacher candidates for elementary school positions. Although screening decisions were found to be the same for participants affiliated with both low- and high-performing school districts, teachers were more appreciative of candidate’s credentials than either principals or parents.

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Author Biographies

I. Phillip Young, University of California-Davis

I. Phillip Young is a professor of education at the University of California –Davis and co-directs both a Joint Doctoral Program in Educational Leadership and the University of California Educational Research Center. His research interests include human resource issues in education.

Kimberly Miller-Smith, Southwest Licking County Local School District-Ohio

Kimberly Miller–Smith is Assistant Superintendent at Southwest Licking Local School District. Her research interests are human resource issues and organizational change strategies.

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Published

2006-03-02

How to Cite

Young, I. P. ., & Miller-Smith, K. (2006). Effects of a State Mandated Policy (Site-Based Councils) and of Potential Role Incumbents on Teacher Screening Decisions in High and Low Performing Schools. Education Policy Analysis Archives, 14, 7. https://doi.org/10.14507/epaa.v14n7.2006

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