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Personnel Management for Effective Schools

ISBN: 9780205166138 | 020516613X
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Pub. Date: 1/1/1996

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SummaryTable of Contents
*Designed for courses in School Personnel Administration. *Emphasizes the relationship of personnel management to student learning. *Also emphasizes personnel practice in schools with site-based management. *Shows practical applications for research related to personnel practice.
Preface to the Second Editionix
Personnel Management and Effective Schools
1(18)
Plan of the Chapter
2(1)
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Personnel Management and Instruction
3(1)
Educational Reform
4(2)
School Decentralization
6(1)
School-Based Management
7(3)
Organizational Effectiveness
10(6)
Summary
16(1)
References
17(2)
Planning for Staffing Needs
19(16)
Plan of the Chapter
19(1)
Strategic Planning
19(8)
Determining Staff Needs
27(5)
Summary
32(1)
Suggested Activities
32(1)
References
33(2)
Preparing for Personnel Selection
35(16)
Plan of the Chapter
35(1)
A Model of the Selection Process
35(3)
Identifying Selection Criteria
38(5)
Job-Specific Selection Criteria for Teachers
43(1)
Nonjob-Specific Selection Criteria for Teachers
44(3)
Selection Criteria for support Positions
47(1)
Summary
48(1)
Suggested Activities
49(1)
References
49(2)
Obtaining Information and Evaluating Applicants
51(18)
Plan of the Chapter
51(1)
Sources of Information about Applicants
51(4)
Interviewing for Selection
55(4)
Types of Interviews
59(4)
Transfer Policies and Student Learning
63(2)
Summary
65(1)
Suggested Activities
65(1)
References
66(3)
Selecting Administrative and Support Personnel
69(22)
Plan of the Chapter
69(1)
Selection Procedures
69(3)
Selecting Administrators
72(8)
Managerial Motivation
80(1)
Progress toward Equity
81(2)
Selecting Other Support Personnel
83(5)
Summary
88(1)
Suggested Activities
89(1)
References
89(2)
Motivation of Personnel
91(20)
Plan of the Chapter
91(1)
Meaning of Work Motivation
92(1)
Expectancy Theory
93(4)
Equity Theory
97(2)
Goal-Setting Theory
99(2)
Job Satisfaction in Teaching
101(4)
Job Satisfaction and Teacher Turnover
105(3)
Summary
108(1)
Suggested Activities
108(1)
References
109(2)
Induction
111(18)
Plan of the Chapter
111(1)
Expectation and Teaching Reality
112(1)
Induction of New Employees
113(1)
Types of Induction Programs
114(3)
Content of Induction Programs
117(1)
Mentors and Teacher Induction
118(2)
Induction and Career Development
120(1)
Administrative Leadership in Induction
121(1)
Recommendations for Principals
122(1)
Induction for Administrators
123(1)
Summary
124(1)
Suggested Activities
125(1)
References
126(3)
Staff Development
129(20)
Plan of the Chapter
129(1)
Functions of Staff Development
129(2)
Characteristics of Effective Staff Development
131(4)
Planning for Staff Development
135(6)
Staff Development for Administrators and Support Personnel
141(4)
Summary
145(1)
Suggested Activities
145(1)
References
146(3)
Evaluating Employee Performance
149(22)
Plan of the Chapter
150(1)
Purposes of Performance Evaluation
150(1)
Criteria for Evaluating School Personnel
151(4)
Models of Teacher Evaluation
155(4)
Characteristics of Successful Evaluation Programs
159(3)
State-Mandated Evaluation Systems
162(1)
Legal Considerations in Personnel Evaluation
163(1)
Evaluation of Administrative and Support Personnel
164(2)
Summary
166(1)
Suggested Activities
166(1)
References
167(4)
Compensation and Rewards
171(20)
Plan of the Chapter
171(1)
Sound Compensation Plans
172(1)
Single Salary Schedule
172(1)
Attracting and Holding Employees
173(3)
Adequacy of Teacher Pay
176(1)
Balance in Teachers' Salaries
177(1)
Equity in Teacher Pay
178(1)
Alternative Pay Plans
179(4)
Keeping Costs under Control
183(1)
Administrators' Salaries
184(2)
Constructing a Salary Schedule
186(1)
Summary
187(1)
Suggested Activities
187(1)
References
188(3)
Creating Productive Work Environments
191(16)
Plan of the Chapter
191(1)
Psychological Success and Work Environments
192(1)
Qualities of Productive Work Environments
193(6)
Teacher Stress and Burnout
199(3)
Employee Assistance Programs in Schools
202(1)
Summary
203(1)
Suggested Activities
203(1)
References
204(3)
Legal Issues in Personnel Management
207(16)
Plan of the Chapter
208(1)
Hiring and Assigning Employees
208(1)
Antidiscrimination Legislation
209(5)
Types of Discrimination
214(2)
Defending Personnel Practices
216(2)
Affirmative Action and Reverse Discrimination
218(1)
Summary
219(1)
Suggested Activities
220(1)
References
221(2)
Collective Bargaining in Schools
223(20)
Plan of the Chapter
223(1)
Background on Collective Bargaining in Schools
224(1)
Scope of Bargaining
225(6)
New Forms of Collective Bargaining
231(1)
Negotiating Processes
232(3)
Impact of Collective Bargaining on Schools
235(3)
Summary
238(1)
Suggested Activities
239(1)
References
240(3)
Managing Conflict in Schools
243(22)
Plan of the Chapter
243(1)
Nature of Conflict in Organizations
244(1)
Resolving Conflict in Work Settings
244(3)
Managing conflict through the Grievance Process
247(1)
Administering Grievance Procedures
248(2)
Grievance Arbitration in Schools
250(3)
Arbitration Involving Work Rules
253(4)
Other Issues in Arbitration
257(2)
Effects of Arbitration on the District
259(1)
Summary
260(1)
Suggested Activities
261(1)
References
262(3)
Termination and Reduction in Force
265(24)
Plan of the Chapter
265(1)
Carrying Out a Reduction in Force
265(5)
Reduction in Force and Employees' Rights
270(2)
Discipline of School Personnel
272(2)
Incompetence in the Classroom
274(2)
Legal Requirements for Dismissing Teachers
276(3)
Documenting Unsatisfactory Performance
279(2)
Rights of Dismissed Teachers
281(3)
Summary
284(1)
Suggested Activities
285(1)
References
286(3)
Technology in Personnel Management
289(16)
Plan of the Chapter
289(1)
Value of Information
290(1)
Uses for Personnel Information
291(1)
Information Management
291(2)
Computer Applications in Personnel Management
293(9)
Legal Issues in Managing Personnel Information
302(1)
Summary
303(1)
Suggested Activities
303(1)
References
304(1)
Case Studies305(14)
Index319

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