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Peer reviewedGrady, Marilyn L.; Bryant, Miles T. – Planning and Changing, 1989
When Nebraska's 310 superintendents were asked to discuss critical incidents experienced with a school board or board member, they noted 151 incidents involving family and friends, board member's roles, who's elected to the board, failure to support the superintendent, the board itself, athletic coaches, individual board members, employee…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Board Administrator Relationship, Conflict, Elementary Secondary Education
Download full textBryant, Miles T.; Grady, Marilyn L. – 1991
This study explores conflict between school superintendents and board members as perceived by superintendents. A critical incident methodology as elaborated by Flanagan was used to isolate and examine conflict. Common types of conflict include problems with family and friends, personal agendas, hiring and firing problems, and role uncertainty.…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Board Administrator Relationship, Conflict, Elementary Secondary Education
Grady, Marilyn L.; Bryant, Miles T. – School Administrator, 1991
A survey of 80 Nebraska superintendents found that "critical incidents" involving these superintendents and board members can irreparably damage professional relationships and lead to dismissals. Of the 12 categories of incidents, those related to board members' children, relatives, and friends formed the largest category, with role…
Descriptors: Administrative Change, Board Administrator Relationship, Boards of Education, Elementary Secondary Education
Grady, Marilyn L.; Bryant, Miles T. – Executive Educator, 1991
According to a recent survey of Nebraska school board presidents, superintendencies most often fail because of poor people skills, failure to communicate, questionable ethics, and skirmishes over staffing. Fully 28 out of 75 incidents cited concerned problems with superintendents who were intimidating, reluctant to share information, publicly…
Descriptors: Board Administrator Relationship, Communication Problems, Elementary Secondary Education, Ethics
Direct linkGrady, Marilyn L.; Bryant, Miles T. – Journal of Research in Rural Education, 1991
Of 239 Nebraska school board presidents surveyed, 68 percent had experienced a critical incident with their superintendents. The most frequently cited incidents involved communications or human relations (37 percent), followed by staffing issues (15 percent), and ethics (11 percent). Over half of the incidents resulted in superintendent…
Descriptors: Administrator Qualifications, Board Administrator Relationship, Boards of Education, Communication Skills
PDF pending restorationGrady, Marilyn L.; Bryant, Miles T. – 1990
The superintendent's role may be difficult to manage simply because of the existence of a school board. To identify critical incidents that superintendents experienced in their work with boards of education, the superintendents of all 310 K-12 districts in Nebraska were mailed letters asking if they had experienced a critical incident with a…
Descriptors: Administrative Problems, Administrator Role, Board Administrator Relationship, Board of Education Role
