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Peer reviewedReed, Sally – National Elementary Principal, 1979
Provides ten areas in which principals can work to help prevent teacher "burnout." (IRT)
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Coping, Elementary Education, Guidelines
Tener, Morton – Camping Magazine, 1987
Offers nine questions to enable camp directors to assess personal level of individual, interpersonal, and/or institutional burnout. Provides suggestions to overcome burnout: understand self and take corrective action; realize tribulations, pressures, and responsibilities are inherent in camp administration; be positive; be innovative; and maintain…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Burnout, Camping, Coping
Peer reviewedBlase, Joseph J. – Journal of Educational Administration, 1984
Describes a databased taxonomy of behaviors that elementary and secondary school teachers use to cope with both internally and externally derived work stress, considers the effectiveness of such behaviors, discusses methods for preparing teachers for working conditions, and points out the value of the taxonomy for future research. (PGD)
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Classification, Coping, Elementary Secondary Education
Gmelch, Walter H.; Chan, Wilbert – 1994
When properly managed, stress can serve as a key to successful job performance. This book explores the link between pressure and performance in schools. It shows how to recognize stress as both a facilitator and debilitator of effective performance. Chapter 1 serves as a personal stress checkup. Chapter 2 explores the myths of administrative…
Descriptors: Administrator Effectiveness, Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role, Coping
Peer reviewedLeach, David J. – Journal of Educational Administration, 1984
After summarizing research into the sources and correlates of teacher stress, this article defines and proposes a model of work-related stress in school, incorporating current concepts and research findings. Strategies for coping with the buildup of environmental stressors are developed for application at various administrative levels within the…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Coping, Elementary Secondary Education, Institutional Environment
Child Care Information Exchange, 1988
Highlights selected issues on early childhood education which have been discussed in CHILD CARE INFORMATION EXCHANGE articles over the past ten years. Provides an alphabetized, index of these articles, topically arranged, which indicates month and year of publication. (RWB)
Descriptors: Administrative Problems, Administrator Guides, Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role
Peer reviewedFoote, Edward T., II – Educational Record, 1996
The president of the University of Miami (Florida) at the time of Hurricane Andrew discusses the challenges of coping with widespread campus destruction and the resulting organizational crisis, and offers guidelines for responding rapidly and effectively to the needs and concerns of various constituents. (MSE)
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role, College Administration, College Buildings
Peer reviewedWilson, Blenda J. – Educational Record, 1996
The president of California State University, Northridge, at the time of the 1994 earthquake reflects on the decisions she made following the disaster, concluding that leadership in such a crisis is dependent on an individual's value system and that leadership is seen in performance, not position. Specific examples are discussed, including…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Change Strategies, College Administration, College Buildings
Peer reviewedSturnick, Judith A. – Educational Record, 1996
An experienced college president offers 12 suggestions for coping as president: control calendar; keep passion for work; protect health; manage stress in all life areas; make changes one step at a time; stop when reaching limit; pay attention to support system; learn to live comfortably with ambiguity; separate ego from outcomes; control…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role, College Administration
