Are Academic Administrators to Be Trusted?.

Van de Pitte, Margaret

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ERIC Number: EJ431168

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1991

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Are Academic Administrators to Be Trusted?

Van de Pitte, Margaret

Educational Management and Administration, v19 n3 p142-49 Jul 1991

Academic administrators are not generally trusted. Drawing on Plato's "Republic," this article shows that this mistrust is understandable, considering how values are prioritized in academe, how administrators and political life are connected, and how one normal administrative function (implementing others' policies) can presage an openness to moral compromise. (seven notes) (MLH)

Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, College Administration, Higher Education, Job Satisfaction, Politics of Education, Trust (Psychology), Values, Vertical Organization

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative

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Language: English

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