The Effects of Chronological Age and Information Media on Teacher Screening Decisions for Elementary School Principals*

Autor/inn/en	Phillip Young, I.; Paul Chounet, F.
Titel	The Effects of Chronological Age and Information Media on Teacher Screening Decisions for Elementary School Principals*
Quelle	In: Journal of personnel evaluation in education, (2003) 2, S.157-172 PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0920-525X
DOI	10.1023/B:PEEV.0000032426.09156.59
Schlagwörter	Public School; Electronic Medium; School Administrator; Teacher Candidate; Qualified Teacher
Abstract	Abstract Screening decisions made by public school administrators have been shown to be influenced by the chronological age of teacher candidates and have been examined through a single medium consisting of paper credentials mailed to principals in the field setting. However, today, unlike the past, teacher candidates have available to them several different mediums for communicating their interests and personal information to potential employers in the public school setting. To determine the impact of different mediums (traditional, CD-ROM, & Web page) and specific messages (masked or unmasked for chronological age) on screening decisions made by elementary school principals, an experimental study was conducted. Results indicated that principals may well overlook many qualified teacher candidates choosing to use electronic mediums for communicating their credentials to organizational representatives at the screening stage of the selection process.
Erfasst von	OLC
Update	2023/2/05