Marjorie Stallings: A Walk Through a Mine Field.

McPherson, R. Bruce; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ337015

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1986

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Marjorie Stallings: A Walk Through a Mine Field.

McPherson, R. Bruce; And Others

Urban Education, v21 n1 p62-85 Apr 1986

An interview with an experienced, inner-city elementary school principal. Discusses forms of creative-insubordination, a practice by which local administrators disobey district orders for the good of the school. Weighs the advantages and dangers of discretionary decision-making. (KH)

Descriptors: Administrator Role, Board Administrator Relationship, Decision Making, Elementary Education, Personal Autonomy, Principals, School Administration, School Based Management, Urban Schools

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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