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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Newton, Rose Mary; Witherspoon, Noelle – AASA Journal of Scholarship & Practice, 2007
Recruitment includes all organizational practices and decisions affecting the number and type of individuals willing to apply for and accept vacant positions (Rynes, 1991). Effective recruitment practices have the potential to improve the quality of educational experience for students, reduce the cost of personnel development, and decrease the…
Descriptors: Educational Experience, Recruitment, Principals, Faculty Recruitment
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Newton, Rose Mary – AASA Journal of Scholarship & Practice, 2006
Although women comprise about 65% of the educational workforce, they occupy only about 14% of the superintendent positions nationwide. In the past, some theorists accounted for the underrepresentation of women by claiming that women were not assertive enough, didn't want the power, lacked self-confidence, didn't aspire to line positions, were…
Descriptors: Females, Disproportionate Representation, Employment Opportunities, Women Administrators