The principal objective of the study presented here was to assess the role conflict resolution mode selected by administrators when they are faced with conflict situations. The modes investigated included those of independent action, variations of conformity, compromise, and withdrawal with consideration of legitimacy and sanction factors. The importance of issue specificity and hierarchical relationships was also investigated. All 376 Kansas high school principals were surveyed using a specially designed and tested 5-part questionnaire covering six distinct conflict situations. Data obtained from the 288 respondents were subjected to chi square, gamma test, and cross-tabulation analyses. The study results suggest that principals be typed as either compromisers or independent actors in efforts to resolve conflict. The findings relative to issue specificity and hierarchical position prompted the development of a reconceptualized role conflict resolution model. (Author)