Principal Recruitment: An Empirical Evaluation of a School District’s Internal Pool of Principal Certified Personnel

Applicant pools for principal vacancies are shrinking nationwide. This shortage of job applicants requires school districts to evaluate their internal pools of principal certified personnel. In this study, 194 certified individuals from a large school district responded to a survey measuring attraction to the job of principal, current job satisfaction versus expected satisfaction in the job of principal, barriers to pursuing the job, and recommended changes in the job. Few participants intended to apply for principal vacancies due to age (median=51), lack of self-reported capability to do the job, and satisfaction with the current job. Participants perceived their job satisfaction would decrease on assuming the job of principal relative to factors such as time with family and job security, and increase relative to factors such as salary and opportunity to experience varied activities. Implications for principal recruitment and recommendations for restructuring the job are discussed.     

Using Statistical Control Charts to Analyze Data from Student Evaluations of Teaching

In this paper, a method for analyzing data from student evaluations of teaching is presented. The first step of the process requires development of a regression model for teacher's summary rating as a function of student's expected grade. Then, two‐sigma control charts for individual evaluation scores (section averages) and residuals from the regression model are used to identify both excellent and poor outcomes. The performance of an individual whose scores are out of control on both charts cannot be explained by expected grade and therefore is worthy of note.     

试谈情感因素对二语习得的影响

本文通过讨论焦虑，抑制，性格的内向和外向，自尊心以及动机这五个方面与二语习得的关系，旨在探讨个人情感因素如何对二语习得产生影响，以及针对一些消极情感，如何采取响应的措施，防微杜渐，尽量克服甚至消除由此带来的负面影响，从而取得满意的学习效果。     

弹性有限长度杆在轴向应力波传播和反射过程中的屈曲

讨论弹性有限长度杆端部受冲击载荷作用，在轴向应为波传播和反射过程中的动态屈曲问题．利用扰动方程的解、端部支承条件和应力波反射前后波阵面相容条件得到了动态屈曲的分叉条件，临界载荷和屈曲模态．数值结果表明：临界载荷有多个分支且随时间增加而降低；由于应力波在端部的反射，使临界载荷进一步下降．这个结果就解释了实验中的一些现象．     

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青鸾几时杳 钿车何时别——再议吴文英苏妾离去之时间

苏妾的离去,无疑是文英生活和创作的一个重要分水岭,从文英几首写作时间确定的作品看,苏妾离开文英是在淳祐二年(1242年),而非淳祐四年(1244年)。     

Teacher Evaluation, Leadership and Learning Organizations

This article presents the argument that meaningful teacher evaluation in schools can be an important catalyst for organizational learning and school improvement when it is linked to broader conceptions of leadership in schools. A state-of-the-art teacher evaluation, assessment and professional growth system is described and the manner in which this system is linked to leadership density, organizational learning, and school improvement is detailed. Findings from two contrasting case studies of schools implementing this new system are presented and implications of the findings for linking teacher evaluation systems, newer conceptions of school leadership, and school improvement are described.     

关于高校维修工程质量与管理的几点认识和思考

随着全国高校后勤改革的发展进程,高校维修工程的质量与管理也必须改变过去的传统思想,制定出合理的计划,加强对各项维修工程的审计工作,深挖潜力,节资增效,更好地为学校和教职工服务.