Improving Staffing Practices in Student Affairs [Hardcover]

Most of us are not born good supervisors. Winston and Creamer's book gives us a comprehensive framework for thinking about and reexamining our staffing practices. It is an excellent tool for the novice and the veteran.
?Elizabeth M. Nuss, vice president and dean of students, Coucher College

This book presents the state-of-the-art of staffing practices in student affairs and provides practical recommAndations for improvement. It is filled with illustrative examples, helpful case studies, and down-to-earth suggestions that offer an integrated approach to the selection, orientation, supervision, development, and evaluation of staff.Contexts and Values for Staffing in Student Affairs.

A Model for Staffing Practice in Student Affairs.

Current Staffing Practices: Case Studies.

Current Staffing Practices: Survey Report.

Recruitment and Selection of Staff.

Orienting Staff to New Positions.

Supervising and Managing Staff.

Staff Development.

Performance Appraisal.

Staffing Practices That Ensure Quality in Student Affairs. The authors of this book provide student affairs practitioners with a plethora of information that has not been documented in writing by student affairs administrators.... This book provides the framework for student affairs administrators to critically review their current mode of operation in terms of staff selection. (NASAP Journal)

?Most of us are not born good supervisors. Winston and Creamer's book gives us a comprehensive framework for thinking about and reexamining our staffing practices. It is an excellent tool for the novice and the veteran.? (Elizabeth M. Nuss, vice president and dean of students, Coucher College)

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