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Anderson, Patricia L. – School Business Affairs, 1993
Conflict between people can arise over breakdowns in communication, work policies and practices, adversarial management, and personality conflict. A conflict-resolution plan involves defining the problem, collecting the facts and opinions, considering all solutions proposed, implementing the solutions, and evaluating the situation. (MLF)
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Conflict Resolution, Employer Employee Relationship, Problem Solving
Peer reviewedCalabrese, Raymond L. – NASSP Bulletin, 1982
Suggests a system for classifying problems to help educators identify their problems and understand their complexity. Presents the Problem-Identification Matrix, which helps clarify the cause-and-effect relationship that exists in any problematic situation. (WD)
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Classification, Conflict Resolution, Elementary Secondary Education
Akenhead, James; Andreani, Alan – American School Board Journal, 2002
School officials put a crisis communications plan into action after two Ohio students died and a third became critically ill from meningitis in May 2001. A mass immunization program prevented a major outbreak, and rumor control helped calm the public's fears. Recounts things learned from the experience. (MLF)
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Communications, Crisis Management, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedSweeney, Jim – High School Journal, 1979
The author contends that, in spite of the belief by principals and teachers that students participate in school decision making and problem solving, in reality they really do not. He suggests ways in which this condition can be rectified. (KC)
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Decision Making, Educational Philosophy, Problem Solving
Aldrich, Bruce H. – Principal, 1984
An administrator's first year as an elementary school principal provided unexpected problems that could not be solved by applying clearcut rules or logical thinking. Among the problem areas were student and staff discipline, relations with parents and the PTA, and teacher evaluation. (PGD)
Descriptors: Administrative Problems, Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role
Peer reviewedHahn, Robert A. – NASSP Bulletin, 1981
Offers suggestions for surviving a strike, solving common problems during the strike, and reuniting the school afterwards. (JM)
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role, Labor Problems, Planning
Stover, Del – Executive Educator, 1991
Surveys confirm the prevalence of racism and prejudice in schools and colleges. School executives are offered the following strategy: (1) establish that prejudice will not be tolerated; (2) get students involved; (3) expand contacts between racial groups; (4) offer students training in conflict resolution; and (5) provide staff inservice training.…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Conflict Resolution, Educational Environment, Elementary Secondary Education
Willower, Donald J.; Licata, Joseph W. – 1997
This book strives to present a practical approach to administration that is philosophically sound and scientifically informed. Because the practice of administration is concerned with values, the book argues that administrators require not only a well-developed set of commitments but also a workable process of valuation that will enable them to…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Case Studies, Decision Making, Educational Administration
Peer reviewedMinton, Anne – NASSP Bulletin, 1986
An assistant principal from Alabama describes her application of one of the skill dimensions derived from the Springfield Simulation--problem analysis--to a low-achievement problem among her fifth graders. Before she was through, she had exercised all the other skill dimensions as well: judgment, sensitivity, leadership, decisiveness, and…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Education, Administrator Evaluation, Administrator Qualifications
Download full textRuzicka, Pat; Berard, Barbara, Ed. – 1982
The result of two seminars bringing together educators to discuss the "often conflicting requirements of affirmative action and reductions in force" (RIF), this booklet is intended to provide practical insights and suggestions on meeting affirmative action goals "in situations characterized by staff and program cutbacks." Chapter 1 describes…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Administrative Principles, Administrator Guides, Administrator Responsibility
Smith, Stuart C., Ed.; Piele, Philip K., Ed. – 1989
Recognizing the importance of good leadership to the achievement of educational excellence, the second edition of this handbook synthesizes a large body of school leadership literature and explores the subject from three perspectives: the person, the structure, and the skills. Part I examines characteristics of today's educational leaders;…
Descriptors: Administrator Qualifications, Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role, Communication Skills
