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van Tartwijk, Jan; van Rijswijk, Martine; Tuithof, Hanneke; Driessen, Erik W. – Teaching and Teacher Education: An International Journal of Research and Studies, 2008
Students in many teacher education programmes experience confusion about portfolios. This study investigated whether using an analogy in the introduction of a portfolio helps teacher education students understand both the purpose of a portfolio and how to compile it. It was also investigated whether these students' understanding correlates with…
Descriptors: Job Application, Portfolios (Background Materials), Employment Interviews, Teacher Education
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Pigford, Aretha B. – NASSP Bulletin, 1995
A former principal and superintendent identifies behaviors and issues that have influenced his perceptions of administrator candidates. Job-hunters are advised to look professional; know their audience and communicate properly; be informed about the school's demographics, achievement trends, successes, and challenges; follow directions; leave…
Descriptors: Administrator Selection, Administrators, Communication Skills, Elementary Secondary Education
Burke, Janet; Cannon, Joan B. – 1984
The effectiveness of a two-day workshop on job-searching skills and interview techniques for students graduating from a college of liberal arts was evaluated. The training program was designed and implemented at the University of Lowell with a pilot group of liberal arts graduates in spring 1983. Students learned to prepare a professional resume,…
Descriptors: College Graduates, Employment Interviews, Employment Qualifications, Higher Education
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Blackmore, Jill; Thomson, Pat; Barty, Karin – Educational Management Administration & Leadership, 2006
Researchers investigating the decline of potential applicants for principalships have demonstrated that teachers perceive there to be a significant problem in current selection procedures. This article reports an investigation in two Australian states into principal selection. Drawing on a corpus of interviews, two case studies and administrative…
Descriptors: Personnel Selection, Principals, Foreign Countries, Employment Interviews
Vermont Univ., Burlington. Dept. of Special Education, Social Work and Social Services. – 1989
This document presents the final report with two attachments: a teacher training guide; and the curriculum guide for the Job Club Project, a job search curriculum for non-college bound high school students with and without learning disabilities. The study used a post-test, control group design with a total of 162 students (90 in the experimental…
Descriptors: Career Planning, Curriculum, Education Work Relationship, Employment Interviews