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Finch, Maida A.; Goff, Peter; Preston, Courtney – Leadership and Policy in Schools, 2019
This study examines the extent to which male and female principal candidates use language to signal their perceived values specific to open positions in the field. We analyzed Wisconsin school-leader application data by gender, seeking to understand whether or not men and women present themselves differently through language in the initial…
Descriptors: Principals, Personnel Selection, Language Usage, Job Search Methods
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Preston, Courtney; Goff, Peter Trabert; Finch, Maida A. – AERA Online Paper Repository, 2017
We use a comprehensive database of teacher application data from Wisconsin to examine the job preferences of teachers with no experience. We examine both whether these preferences vary by teacher education credentials and over their time on the labor market and if credentials and job search behaviors predict success. Overall, we find that teachers…
Descriptors: Preferences, Beginning Teachers, Job Application, Job Search Methods