New teachers' Experiences of hiring: Late, rushed, and information-poor

Educational Administration Quarterly

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 324-360

  Liu, Edward ^a   Johnson, Susan Moore ^b  

^a The State University of New Jersey   (United States)

^b HARVARD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Human resource; Personnel; Teacher hiring

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745612967     PISSN: 0013161X     EISSN: 15523519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0013161X05282610     Document Type: Review

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