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Principal Influence in Teacher Hiring: Documenting Decentralization over Time
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Engel, Mimi; Cannata, Marisa; Curran, F. Chris – Journal of Educational Administration, 2018
Purpose: Over the past decade, policy researchers and advocates have called for the decentralization of teacher hiring decisions from district offices to school principals. The purpose of this paper is to document the trends across two and a half decades in principals' reported influence over teacher hiring decisions in the USA and explore how and…
Descriptors: Principals, Teacher Selection, School Districts, Administrative Organization
Localism and Teacher Labor Markets: How Geography and Decision Making May Contribute to Inequality
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Engel, Mimi; Cannata, Marisa – Peabody Journal of Education, 2015
A wide body of evidence indicates that there is a large inequality in the distribution of teachers across schools. Relatedly, recent research has revealed a number of important dimensions of teacher labor markets in the United States. We review the literature in two of these areas: the geography of teacher labor markets and the decision-making…
Descriptors: Labor Market, Teacher Recruitment, Teachers, Decision Making
Using Teacher Effectiveness Data for Information-Rich Hiring
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Cannata, Marisa; Rubin, Mollie; Goldring, Ellen; Grissom, Jason A.; Neumerski, Christine M.; Drake, Timothy A.; Schuermann, Patrick – Educational Administration Quarterly, 2017
Purpose: New teacher effectiveness measures have the potential to influence how principals hire teachers as they provide new and richer information about candidates to a traditionally information-poor process. This article examines how the hiring process is changing as a result of teacher evaluation reforms. Research Methods: Data come from…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Teacher Selection, Principals, Data Analysis
Does Charter Status Determine Preferences? Comparing the Hiring Preferences of Charter and Traditional Public School Principals
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Cannata, Marisa; Engel, Mimi – Education Finance and Policy, 2012
The academic success of any school depends on its teachers. However, relatively little research exists on the qualities principals value in teacher hiring, and we know almost nothing about charter school principals' preferences. This article addresses this gap in the literature using survey results for a matched sample of charter and traditional…
Descriptors: Enrollment, Charter Schools, Personnel Selection, Teaching Experience
Understanding the Teacher Job Search Process: Espoused Preferences and Preferences in Use
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Cannata, Marisa – Teachers College Record, 2010
Background/Context: There is an extensive body of research on school and student characteristics associated with teacher career decisions that has contributed greatly to our knowledge of teacher preferences. Yet this research also has a number of limitations, including a lack of attention to the sociocultural influences on teacher careers and the…
Descriptors: Familiarity, Job Search Methods, Metropolitan Areas, Teacher Attitudes