Discusses the Japanese management system, particularly the Theory Z emphasis on employee incentives, cooperation, trust, and focus on people. Reviews the American adaptation called "quality circles" and "team management" and shows how synergistic management techniques can be applied to building- and district-level school…

Argues that it is mandatory that counselors suspend any disbelief in their clients during the early stages of counseling because disbelieving interferes with counselor spontaneity and empathy. Offers suggestions for what can be done to develop appropriate levels of gullibility in counselors in training. (Author/ABB)

Responds to Miller's article on encouraging gullibility by recommending that a balance between suspicion and gullibility be attained in counseling situations. (Author/ABB)

Responds to Miller's article on encouraging gullibility by making a distinction between gullibility and being accepting of the client's perspective. (Author/ABB)

Board members weary of smoke-filled rooms, midnight strike deadlines, and bad-faith bargaining charges might appreciate a South Dakota school district's bargaining formula for positive, productive contract talks.The keys are trust and willingness to listen; guiding principles include philosophical agreement on common goals and school finances,…

Traditions of shared governance and the complexity of problems faced by colleges and universities suggest the need for effective collective action. This study examined leadership teams in two sites: a new 2-year public institution formed by merger and a new 4-year private institution. Research hypotheses were developed from the perspective of…

Explores the complex nature and meaning of faculty trust; examines the impact of faculty trust in students and parents on student achievement. Finds that faculty trust is an important aspect of student achievement. Provides practical implications and recommendations for administrators and school boards. (Contains 1 figure and 23 references.) (PKP)

Depicts what academe might look like in 2027, traces roots of the problem, and suggests how to overcome it. Focuses on access and shared governance. Considers how theories of social capital and trust might inform the challenges facing higher education, delineates the parameters of organizational trust and trustworthiness, and concludes with an…

Notes a response to any discussion of trust is itself in danger of repeating the very problems that Helen Nicholson raises in her article "The Politics of Trust: Drama Education and the Ethics of Care" (2002). Agrees in part with the elaborations of her thesis, but admits to some serious hesitation regarding any discussion of trust as a guiding…

Crucial elements of successful cross-cultural mentoring are trust, understanding of the impact of racism, and awareness of the oppositional perspective of marginalized groups. Issues in cross-cultural mentoring include the struggle for learning and power, the mentor as learner, and both seeing and forgetting race. (Contains 21 references.) (SK)

Evaluated college students' (N=60) perceptions of victims of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) based on how the victim contracted the disease. Found in nondeterioration condition victims contracting AIDS via sexual encounters or illicit drug injection were perceived as less trustworthy, less moral, and less desirable as a prospective…

Using data gathered during a five-year participant-observation study of a major college basketball program, this paper examines the intense form of organizational loyalty associated with college athletics. Finds five essential ingredients for developing intense organizational loyalty: documentation, identification, commitment, integration, and…

Students preparing for rural gerontology practice must be aware of the following issues: diversity of rural areas, influx of urbanites, slow acceptance of human services, need to learn local language and culture, and lack of separation between professional and personal roles. Most important is the fact that, in rural areas, authority is based on…

Examined differences in trust and self-disclosure associated with secure, anxious/ambivalent, and avoidant attachment. Findings from 98 undergraduate students revealed that, in general, subjects who reported themselves as securely attached also reported, in comparison with avoidant attachment, higher levels of trust in partner, amount of…

With their principal's support, nine teachers at a Colorado elementary school developed a voluntary peer-appraisal process. The group met socially throughout the year to build trusting relationships, address process concerns, and explore learning possibilities. The first group of evaluated teachers provided valuable feedback and gained great…