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Classroom Teacher Hiring Practices in Ohio

Moxie, Francis E., Jr.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ysu1379947788

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2013, Doctor of Education (Educational Leadership), Youngstown State University, Department of Teacher Education and Leadership Studies.
The major focus in America's public schools today is that of student achievement. Some of the major pressures school districts face is the mandates outlined in the NCLB legislation. High stakes testing, research based best practices and pedagogical principles are the main areas of focus. The literature clearly shows that in order for all of these mandates and best practices to be done effectively, hiring the best most qualified individuals for teaching positions available is paramount. This study was designed to determine among all school districts in Ohio, what are the most effective hiring practices for teacher vacancies within their schools. A 38 question survey was sent to all 612 school district superintendents in Ohio. The school districts were broken down geographically based on rural, suburban, urban, and town settings. A sample from each of the geographic locations was received. The 38 question survey was developed to assist the researcher in determining best practice. Both descriptive statistics and a Chi Square analysis were used to analyze the data. Chi Square was the appropriate statistic to use for most of the survey questions since it identified a level of significance for 26 of the 38 survey questions. Descriptive statistics were necessary for 12 of the survey questions in order to describe things such as district performance index, racial and language minority population, percentage of economically disadvantaged, district type (Rural, Urban, Suburban, Town) and student enrollment. For the other survey questions that descriptive statistics were used, the question asked things such as number of positions vacancies, number of unsolicited and solicited applications were received.
Robert Beebe, Ph.D. (Advisor)
Charles Vergon, J.D. (Committee Member)
Regina Rees, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
Joseph Merhaut, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
138 p.
Education; Teacher Education; Teaching
teacher hiring; ohio teacher hiring; hiring practices; classroom teachers

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  • Moxie, Jr., F. E. (2013). Classroom Teacher Hiring Practices in Ohio [Doctoral dissertation, Youngstown State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ysu1379947788

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Moxie, Jr., Francis. Classroom Teacher Hiring Practices in Ohio. 2013. Youngstown State University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ysu1379947788.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Moxie, Jr., Francis. "Classroom Teacher Hiring Practices in Ohio." Doctoral dissertation, Youngstown State University, 2013. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ysu1379947788

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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