1. The importance of selecting the most effective teachers.- 2. Teacher effectiveness.- 3. Predicting teacher effectiveness.- Part II. Research on selection practices: A look at the evidence.- 4. Selection theory and research.- 5. Selection practices in other fields.- 6. Issues and problems in selection.- Part III. Teacher selection: past, present, and future.- 7. Teacher selection: history and current practices.- 8. New approaches to teacher selection.- 9. Implementation of teacher selection methods.- 10. The road ahead: the future of teacher selection practices.