The author summarizes various past studies on job recruitment methods and raises further unanswered questions, especially important to policy-makers, pertaining to the: (1) impact on employers, workers, and society; (2) level of sophistication of employer recruitment method selection; (3) major factors influencing a recruitment selection method;…

It is better to give children books they can read comfortably and confidently than it is to have them flounder out of their depth. (CK)

This study investigated the selection and training of programed learning specialists. One chart (research design). Two tables (participant job categories and sex). Four references. (LY)

Precipitous screening out of applicants merely because they fail to achieve certain test scores or lack certain skills can be bad business. (Journal/EB)

Describes the pros and cons of three broad categories of hard flooring: terrazzo, architectural finishes, and resilient flooring. Includes a sidebar on floor maintenance. (EV)

Offers seven tips for finding and working with an effective glass contractor. For example, schools should consider the company's reputation and longevity of service, and whether it has in-house engineering capabilities. (EV)

Discusses factors for schools to consider when deciding on a lighting system: purchase price, installation charges, maintenance costs, energy costs, and ensuring optimal educational environment. Presents best practices in these areas. (EV)

Evaluated streamlined admission procedures for adolescents entering outpatient substance abuse treatment, comparing 128 adolescents receiving existing procedures with 149 receiving the new admission and admission tracking procedures. Results show that adolescents were admitted to treatment sooner under the new procedures, but the percentage who…

Explores planning and design issues that should be considered when selecting school furniture, fixtures, and equipment, including aesthetics, function, and flexibility. (EV)

Examined correspondence between inferences made using two validation strategies (content- and criterion-related) in a specific personnel selection application. Data obtained on experienced form of the interview guide suggested a modest correspondence between inferences made with the two validation strategies. Analyses on inexperienced version did…

Examined data from National Survey of Families and Households to examine partner choice in cohabitations and marriages. Results support view of cohabitation as distinct type of relationship from marriage. Compared to recently married persons, cohabitors showed greater propensity to choose partner with same education and lesser propensity to choose…

Uses classical test theory to show that it is the nature of the range restriction, rather than the nature of the available reliability coefficient, that determines the sequence for applying corrections for range restriction and unreliability. Shows how the common rule of thumb for choosing the sequence is tenable only when the correction does not…

Proposed a definition of selection bias and studied the empirical relation between prediction bias and selection bias with respect to prominent social groups. Results show that, although the two biases are related, the relation is not isomorphic. It is mediated by the selection ratio, and for most selection ratios, it is only moderate. (SLD)

This article reports on the development and use of an inclusive process to select a departmental textbook for general psychology. It describes a method for developing department-specific instruments to narrow the available textbook choices and an in-class textbook trial used in the final selection. Reported advantages of this method include…

In recent years, the process of recruiting and hiring in a number of higher education institutions has shifted from the traditional paper process to an online procedure. This transformation has allowed countless institutions to save time, labor, money and resources. This article explains how one institution realized the need for change in its…