Teacher recruitment in a school reform state: Factors that influence applicant attraction to teaching vacancies

Educational Administration Quarterly

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 349-372

  Winter, Paul A ^a   Melloy, Samuel H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

^b West Point Ind School District   (United States)

Author keywords

Educational personnel recruitment; Teacher recruitment

Indexed keywords

EID: 15844407149     PISSN: 0013161X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0013161X04269595     Document Type: Article

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