Examines several meanings of "trust"; argues that different agendas only partially recognize these. Such failure to recognize the complexity of "trust" fails to fully realize the impact this has on the morale of teaching professionals, on acceptable and effective management of schools, and on ability of educational organizations to cope with…

Trust is essential to every school board member striving to fulfill responsibilities to the electorate and the school system. Trust should not be blind, but based on experience and informed reasoning. Suggestions for trusting the superintendent, fellow board members, legal counsel, independent auditors, the democratic process, and oneself are…

People do not know instinctively how to interact effectively with others. For cooperation to succeed, students must get to know and trust one another, communicate accurately and unambiguously, accept and support one another, and resolve conflicts constructively. A seven-step recommended procedure is outlined. Includes nine references. (MLH)

Teachers generate magic when they step out of their pedagogical roles and realize they are human beings possessing expertise in narrow fields and scant knowledge about everything. Students can be excellent teachers. Energy comes from the struggle to master something new. Teachers are not exempt from this process. (MLH)

Investigated the relationship of group cohesiveness to empathy, self-disclosure, acceptance, and trust, and compared three different groups (personal growth, driving under the influence, psychotherapy), with a total of 65 subjects, on measures of cohesiveness. Found all factors correlated significantly with cohesiveness and with one another.…

Interviews based on grounded theory were conducted with 17 incarcerated adult basic education students. Trust was consistently identified as the most important perceived need reported by the students. The learning environment facilitator must ensure that trustworthiness prevails. (JOW)

Summarizes a study investigating the relationship of group openness and group trust, based on self-report data collected from staff at 24 western Kentucky elementary schools. The Group Openness and Trust Scale proved a reliable, valid measure of trust and openness concepts in group settings. There is a positive, if somewhat weak, relationship…

Examines effects of mentoring relationship on young person's self-perception or identity and decision-making skills. Contends that lasting impacts of mentoring can occur only when relationships move successfully through early trust-building stages. Provides developmental model for building effective mentoring relationships and concrete guidelines…

Tests relationships between trust in television news and newspaper coverage and each of four attitude components: direction, intensity, closure, and involvement. Finds significant relationships for all four components. Notes that existing hypotheses relating credibility to attitude have not anticipated that credibility might be related to more…

A Minnesota shooting shows how gaining students' trust and sharing information can mean the difference between life and death. A 16-year-old previously expelled for bringing a shotgun to school threatened firearm violence. Thanks to students' tips, the boy was intercepted (after wounding an officer) and taken into custody. (MLH)

Reports on girls (n=5) who had been sexually abused but had failed to disclose any sexual contact in a sexual-abuse disclosure interview (false negatives). Results indicate that false negative children had significantly higher levels of dissociative symptoms when compared to "true positive" abused children and non-abused children. (RJM)

This study examines behavioral dimensions of trading partner trust in EDI (electronic data interchange) adoption via a qualitative interpretative case study conducted between an automotive manufacturer (Ford Motor Company) in Australia and their first tier supplier, PBR Limited. Findings suggest that trust is important for cooperative long-term…

Based on the belief that long-term marketing costs for colleges can be reduced by focusing on building trust, studied the antecedents to trust in students and alumni. Data collected from 250 students and alumni indicated that strategic plans that improve perceived sincerity, expertise, and congeniality of a college can be successfully used to…

Describes the Boys Town Family Preservation Model, designed as a comprehensive system for training professionals to build skills in high-risk families. Outlines core principles for developing mutual respect, trust, and understanding of each family member's strengths. (JPS)

Draws on theoretical and empirical literature on trust over four decades and brings that literature to bear on relationships of trust in schools. Synthesizes this research as it relates to such processes as communication, collaboration, climate, organizational citizenship, collective efficacy, achievement, and effectiveness. (Author/SLD)