@article {Stier:2007:0730-3084:1,
	author = "Stier, William F. and Schneider, Robert C.",
	title = "What Every Public School Physical Educator Should Know About the Hiring Process",
	journal = "Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance",
	volume = "78",
	number = "1",
	year = "2007",
	abstract = "A national survey of high school principals was conducted to determine whether they agreed or disagreed with selected practices and procedures used to hire high school physical education teachers. A survey instrument, developed with the help of experts in the field and consisting of 29 items, was sent to 400 randomly selected principals. Useable survey instruments returned numbered 214 for a 53.5 percent rate of return. The results revealed the schools' hiring practices, policies, and procedures in terms of the treatment of solicited and unsolicited applications; the advertisement of vacancies; the use of search and screen committees; the importance of job references; the interview process; how applicants are kept up to date relative to their applications; the number of years of prior experience granted to new hires; preferences for experienced or inexperienced candidates; preferences for a graduate degree and for swimming certification of candidates; and whether principals preferred candidates who are willing and able to coach one or more sports.",
	pages = "1-58",
	url = "http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/aahperd/joperd/2007/00000078/00000001/art00011"
}