Human Resources Administration

Description

•          Readers get an incisive look at the primary HR processes of planning, recruitment, selection, induction, development, negotiation, compensation, organizational climate, and the contribution effective HR administration can make to the improvement of student achievement.
•         The organization of each chapter is made clear through lists of learning objectives at the beginning of each chapter.
•         Students get the opportunity to demonstrate their understanding of the chapter material—and to apply it to real life situation—using discussion questions at the end of each chapter.
•       How to take the concepts into the workplace is illustrated through case studies in each chapter that also serve as a stimulus for discussion of complex and controversial issues.
•        Chapter content is further illustrated and enriched through numerous charts, figures, and tables that serve as visual organizers.
•          A test bank of objective questions is available for adopters.

For students, human resources administrators, educational administrators, professional educators, policy makers, social scientists, and the interested public

A strong research base, principles relevant to all school systems and states, and actual illustrations and examples from real school districts combine in this incisive look at the challenges and issues shaping public education and human resources in the U.S. today.

The new edition of this widely respected book looks at the major challenges and issues shaping public education and human resources administration in the U.S. today. The focus is on the crucial importance of personnel—and consequently the human resources administration—in the achievement of educational goals and objectives. The book’s 10 chapters address all of the traditional topics in human resources administration, along with the most current concerns in the field.

Readers are encouraged to explore this new edition to become familiar with relevant laws and policies, to learn the appropriate applications of computer technology, and to develop and use successful collective negotiation strategies. Further, the book helps human resources practitioners develop integrated planning processes and communication systems, while fostering a relationship of mutual respect and cooperation among the staff, the administration, and the school board.

PART I HUMAN RESOURCES ADMINISTRATION

Chapter 1 The Human Resources Function: Its Organization and Processes

Chapter 2 Strategic Human Resources Planning

PART II SPECIFIC PROCESSES IN THE HUMAN RESOURCES DOMAIN

Chapter 3 Recruitment

Chapter 4 Selection

Chapter 5 Placement and Induction

Chapter 6 Motivation and Staff Development

Chapter 7 Performance Evaluation

Chapter 8 The Compensation Process

Chapter 9 Collective Bargaining

Chapter 10 Legal Aspects of Human Resources Administration

Glossary

References

Name Index

Subject Index

A major revision of the fifth edition, this book updates the material throughout and eliminates selected data tables and figures while adding new ones to serve as graphic organizers and to enrich and illustrate chapter content.

NEW!

·         Chapter 3 from the fifth edition that addressed organized climate and the human resources function has been eliminated based on reviewers’ comments and because the importance of organizational climate is addressed in relevant sections of the remaining chapters.

·         What is now Chapter 3: Recruitment (formerly Chapter 4) has been revised and includes an expanded discussion of international recruitment and the increased use of Internet recruitment.

·         Also, in response to reviewers’ suggestions, Chapter 3 now provides expanded discussions of strategies for recruiting for diversity and for hard-to-staff schools. A new table is included on effectiveness of various financial and nonfinancial incentives in attracting teachers to hard-to-staff schools.

·         Discussion of placement has been moved from what is now Chapter 4: Selection (formerly Chapter 5: Selection and Placement) to a new Chapter 5: Placement and Induction. In the revised Chapter 4: Selection, major revisions have been made to the section on background checking and interviewing.

·         The material included in the old Chapter 6: Maximizing Human Performance: Motivation and Induction has been integrated into two newly revised chapters. The discussion of induction, which contains a greatly augments discussion of mentoring, is included in the new Chapter 5, while the discussion of motivation is included in a new Chapter 6: Motivation and Staff Development. Each of these revisions provides for a more integrates and continuous discussion of the related topics.

·         Chapter 7: Performance Evaluation has been subjected to major revision of both the evaluation process and the restructuring of the sections on selection and use of performance measures. Special attention has been given to the increase focus on developing more rigorous evaluation systems and the linking of the performance of teachers and administrators to that of students.

·         In Chapter 8: The Compensation Process, renewed focus has been given to the push for performance-based pay.

·         In the discussion of collective bargaining in Chapter 9, an expanded discussion of interest-based bargaining has been added.

·         Chapter 10: Legal Aspects of Human Resources Administration has been revised to include a section on the legal framework for the public school as well as the EEOC discrimination complaint process.

·         Chapter 12 from the fifth edition on the support personnel program has been eliminated and material related to the recruitment, selection, and development of education support personnel has been integrated into the preceding chapters that address these topics.

For students, human resources administrators, educational administrators, professional educators, policy makers, social scientists, and the interested public

A strong research base, principles relevant to all school systems and states, and actual illustrations and examples from real school districts combine in this incisive look at the challenges and issues shaping public education and human resources in the U.S. today.

The new edition of this widely respected book looks at the major challenges and issues shaping public education and human resources administration in the U.S. today. The focus is on the crucial importance of personnel—and consequently the human resources administration—in the achievement of educational goals and objectives. The book’s 10 chapters address all of the traditional topics in human resources administration, along with the most current concerns in the field.

Readers are encouraged to explore this new edition to become familiar with relevant laws and policies, to learn the appropriate applications of computer technology, and to develop and use successful collective negotiation strategies. Further, the book helps human resources practitioners develop integrated planning processes and communication systems, while fostering a relationship of mutual respect and cooperation among the staff, the administration, and the school board.

L. Dean Webb and M. Scott Norton both taught at Arizona State University.

The major challenges and issues that are shaping public education and human resources administration in the United States today are the focus of the new Sixth Edition of this widely popular text, Human Resources Administration: Personnel Issues and Needs in Education. The authors stress the critical role of personnel and the central importance of human resources administration in the achievement of the goals and objectives of an educational system. They provide sound information, the latest relevant research, and actual illustrations and examples from real school districts in their coverage of all of the primary HR processes: planning, recruitment, selection, induction, development, negotiation, compensation, organizational climate, and the contribution effective HR administration can make to the improvement of student achievement. Both traditional topics and the most current concerns in the field are presented.

NEW This book is a major revision of the fifth edition and contains updated material and current relevant research throughout.

NEW Selected data tables and figures are eliminated from this edition, while new ones are added to serve as graphic organizers and to enrich and illustrate chapter content.

NEW Chapter-by-chapter revisions appear in the Preface for those who have used previous editions of the text.

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