Research examining the teacher hiring process is scant and has largely ignored the
principal's role. This qualitative, comparative case study uses Person-Environment fit to …

Hiring preferences can often determine the amount and kind of consideration shown to
candidates for teaching positions, and therefore can have a profound impact on school …

Teacher hiring is a critical lever for improving school outcomes. However, the availability of
supply is a significant barrier that affects principals' processes for teacher staffing. Drawing …

Principals and superintendents were surveyed as to how they use concepts of Person-Job
Fit (PJF) and Person-Organization Fit (POF) as they assess teacher applicants. An …

This qualitative analysis of teacher teams is part of a larger, comparative case
study,“Developing Human Capital Within Schools,” conducted by the Project on the Next …

This teacher recruitment study was conducted in one of the largest school districts in the
United States. The participants (N= 152) were newly hired teachers. Findings revealed the …

For years, researchers studying organizations and management have been interested in
how well individuals" fit" with their work environment (Kristof-Brown, Zimmerman, & Johnson …

Purpose: Teachers' satisfaction with their jobs has reached the lowest point in 25 years. One
contributing factor is when teachers experience information-poor hiring processes and do …

Purpose–School principals make sense of multiple messages, policies, and contexts within
their school environments. The purpose of this paper is to examine specifically how school …

Person–organization fit theorizes perceptions of congruity between applicants and
organizational characteristics in hiring decisions. This study extends person–organization fit …