Human resources administration (5th ed )

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Personnel costs make up 75 to 85 percent of the typical school district budget. Because personnel are so important to the achievement of the goals and objectives of an educational system, human resources administration is of central importance.

The new fifth edition of Human Resources Administration allows those studying the field to learn relevant laws and policies, explore the application of computer technology, and discover successful collective negotiation strategies. For further success, this text helps readers 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.

The revised fifth edition includes increased coverage of various topics as well as a number of new features. A new chapter on staff development discusses effective staff development programs as well as five key steps in the staff development process while added coverage on the applications technology to the human resources field brings the text up to date. Case studies in each chapter help readers apply what they have just read to realistic situations in the workplace while visual organizers such as charts and tables add easy-to-understand illustrations of chapter concepts and lessons.

1. The Human Resources Function: Organization and Processes

What is Human Resources Administration?

The Evolution of Human Resources Administration in Education

The Human Resources Processes

Processes of Human Resources Utilization

Processes of Human Resources Development

Processes of the Human Resources Environment

The Central Human Resources Unit

Human Resources and Site-based Governance Structures

Tasks, Competencies, and Indicators for the Human Resources Administration

Position Analysis and Position Description for the Central Human Resources Administrator

Ethics for School Human Resources Administrators

Summary

Discussion Questions

Case Studies

References

2. Strategic Human Resources Planning

Strategic Human Resources Planning

Characteristics of Strategic Human Resources Planning

Integrating Human Resources Planning into the School District Strategic Plan

Environmental Scanning (1.0)

Strategic and Operational Planning (2.0)

Implementation (3.0)

Summary

Discussion Questions

Case Studies

References

3. Organizational Climate and the Human Resources Function

School Culture and School Climate: Defined and Compared

The Importance of a Healthy School Climate

The Measurement of School Climate

School Climate as School Personality

School Climate as School Health

School Development Climate Assessments

Research on School Climate

Characteristics of Schools with Positive Climate

The Impact of School Climate on School Achievement

The Impact of School Climate on the Behavior of Personnel

The Impact of School Climate on Organizational Change and Innovation

Improvement of School...