This study examines accent biases in hiring practices among educators in U.S. schools. Using quantitative methods, the research investigates whether bias levels and accent types influence hiring decisions. The study, involving 216 hiring managers from various school sectors, found no significant correlation between bias levels (audio versus video)…

This study sought to explore the hiring process, including the creation of the teacher profile, of four suburban North Texas high schools implemented when hiring teachers for the first year of the campus' existence. An exploratory sequential mixed methods research design was applied, and three data collection tools were implemented: an electronic…

This integrative review aims to render a systematic account of the role that teachers' psychological characteristics, such as their motivation and personality, play for critical outcomes in terms of teacher effectiveness, teachers' well-being, retention, and positive interpersonal relations with multiple stakeholders (e.g., students, parents,…

The purpose of this study was to investigate the degree to which human resources documents which focus on recruiting, hiring, and onboarding include information about teacher traits that influence positive relationships with students. When the teacher-student relationship is positive, students improve their behaviors, work diligently to meet their…

Improving teacher selection is an important strategy for strengthening the quality of the teacher workforce. As districts adopt commercial teacher screening tools, evidence is needed to understand these tools' predictive validity. We examine the relationship between Frontline Education's TeacherFit instrument and newly hired teachers' outcomes. We…

This article investigates the understudied relationship between teacher socioeconomic status (SES) and retention. Drawing on Bourdieu's theory of social reproduction and longitudinal data from 378 mathematics teachers, we use logistic regression to examine whether teacher SES, conceptualized and measured in terms of their economic, social, and…

Districts across the country are experiencing churn and uncertainty related to school staffing. In 2021, sixteen percent of teachers left their schools (National Center for Education Statistics 2022), and districts have struggled to fill the vacancies. In North Carolina, a survey of school districts identified over 11,000 vacancies that were…

This paper uses the 2015 Peruvian national teacher selection process to explore candidates' rank-ordered preferences for public schools. We show that, in seeking a permanent position, candidates prefer schools that are closer to where they attended their Teacher Education Program and that are located in urban areas. These preferences vary by…

Improving teacher selection is an important strategy for strengthening the quality of the teacher workforce. As districts adopt commercial teacher screening tools, evidence is needed to understand these tools' predictive validity. We examine the relationship between Frontline Education's TeacherFit instrument and newly hired teachers' outcomes. We…

"Sacred Mission: A Study of Hiring for Mission in Catholic Schools via Self-Described Hiring Practices of Administrators" is a doctoral problem-based learning project examining the value of hiring for mission through a study of Catholic school administrators' self-described hiring practices and the correspondence between these…

"Sacred Mission: A Study of Hiring for Mission in Catholic Schools via Self-Described Hiring Practices of Administrators" is a doctoral problem-based learning project examining the value of hiring for mission through a study of Catholic school administrators' self-described hiring practices and the correspondence between these…

"Sacred Mission: A Study of Hiring for Mission in Catholic Schools via Self-Described Hiring Practices of Administrators" is a doctoral problem-based learning project examining the value of hiring for mission through a study of Catholic school administrators' self-described hiring practices and the correspondence between these…

"Sacred Mission: A Study of Hiring for Mission in Catholic Schools via Self-Described Hiring Practices of Administrators" is a doctoral problem-based learning project examining the value of hiring for mission through a study of Catholic school administrators' self-described hiring practices and the correspondence between these…

The purpose of this article is to share qualitative findings about a study that examined the factors that school leaders value when hiring physical education teachers. A second objective is to discuss the categories and themes that emerged through focus group interviews with school leaders, current PE teachers, recent physical education graduates,…

The literature has shown that teacher leaders' self-identity is a crucial aspect of teacher leadership development. However, less is known about the factors that influence the development of teacher leadership identity in the Chinese education context. By conducting semi-structured interviews with 23 secondary school teachers and administrators,…