The Human Resource Function in Educational Administration - Hardcover

Young, Ila Phillip; Castetter, William Benjamin

9780130484048: The Human Resource Function in Educational Administration

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0130484040 ISBN 13: 9780130484048

Publisher: Pearson College Div, 2003

This book illustrates the human resource function “as it happens” in classrooms, in schools, at board meetings—in short, in the educational arena. It gives readers a bona fide feel for what the human resource professional does. Reliable information is provided regarding the most current thinking in the field, covering eleven fundamental processes and allowing for understanding of human resources in education, its boundaries, and how it connects to other administrative functions. Issues that have been and continue to mainstays of the field are introduced and examined. Topics include: recruitment, selection, induction, development, performance appraisal, compensation, continuity, and unionism. An excellent resource for human resource professionals in the field of education and administration.

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From the Publisher:

In this Sixth Edition, Castetter maintains his balance of principle and practice as he brings into focus the rapid rate of change surrounding the human resources function--including economic, ethical, political and regulatory aspects--and the interconnection of the function to the systems internal and external environments.

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Key Benefit: In this Sixth Edition, Castetter maintains his balance of principle and practice as he brings into focus the rapid rate of change surrounding the human resources function—including economic, ethical, political and regulatory aspects—and the interconnection of the function to the system's internal and external environments. Key Topics: The book includes the latest concepts, theories, research, points of view, controversies, models, examples and operational plans in emphasizing the emerging significance of the human resources function in educational administration—how the function is planned, organized, led and controlled in the interest of organizational effectiveness.

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