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A Model Of A Regional Out-Of-State Teacher Recruitment Service, Jay T. Kenagy

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

Statement of the problem. The problem of the study was to develop a model for a regional service to recruit out-of-state teachers for California public schools.

Purposes. The purposes of the study wore as follows:

A.To determine the out-of-state recruitment practices in the region.

B. To determine the kinds of out-of-state teachers desired by the districts in the region

C. To determine the reasons out-of-state teachers accept specific positions in school districts

D. To determine desirable out-of-state recruitment practices in order to establish a regional recruiting service

Importance of the study. The problem of obtaining a sufficient number of qualified …

A Study Of Personnel Practices Related To Teacher Aide Programs, Kent H. Pratt

All Master's Theses

A growing number of school districts have used teacher aides or paraprofessionals. State Boards of Education have voiced concern that directors and administrators develop and follow sound personnel policies in the hiring of teacher aides. It was the purpose of this study to propose guidelines for (1) selection of teacher aides, (2) training of teacher aides, (3) supervision of teacher aides, and (4) evaluation of teacher aides. The increasing use of teacher aides has focused attention on a need for an organized program related to the problem. This study investigated programs which proposed guidelines administrators and teachers could use in …