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Chairman Burnout and Productivity: An Inverse Relationship.
Bostrom, Robert N. – Association for Communication Administration Bulletin, 1984
Reviews the roles the department chairperson is expected to fill and offers a firstline defense against burnout. (PD)
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Burnout, Department Heads, Higher Education
Going the Distance: Reflections on Presidential Longevity.
Die, Ann H. – Presidency, 1999
Discussion of longevity in the college presidency considers particular challenges that may contribute to a short tenure, including the limits of the search process, competing constituencies, conflict between constancy and growth, the need for quick and wise decisions, isolation, and burnout. (DB)
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role, Burnout, College Administration
Principals and Counselors: Collaborative Roles in Reducing Teacher Stress.
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Moracco, Jo; McFadden, Hope – NASSP Bulletin, 1981
Principals and counselors can work together to prevent stress and burnout in teachers, resulting in a healthier school climate. This article suggests five objectives that can provide a basis for program building. (Author/WD)
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Burnout, Counselor Role, Discussion Groups
Not What It's Cracked Up to Be.
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Trachtenberg, Stephen J. – New Directions for Higher Education, 1981
The frustrations of college and university presidents, it is suggested, reflect a crisis in the idea of academic leadership. Rapid presidential burnout is attributed to the selection process, with the price for consensus being the wrong kind of leadership, and to conflicting and ambiguous demands and expectations. (MLW)
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Administrator Selection, Burnout, College Administration
School Administrators Write About Burnout: Individual and Organisational Implications.
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Sarros, James C. – British Educational Research Journal, 1988
Examines work situations contributing to burnout as identified by school-based administrators in a Western Canadian school district. Findings from this qualitative study suggest than an improvement in human relations, time management skills, and increased positive feedback could promote self-esteem and lessen experiences of burnout in school…
Descriptors: Administrative Problems, Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Role, Administrators
Balancing Our Personal & Professional Lives.
Amy, Chris; Smith, Becky F. – Campus Activities Programming, 1996
Campus activities programmers are encouraged to balance roles by: remembering their time is valuable; accepting their own imperfection; saying "no" when necessary; taking care of themselves; learning to request help and delegate; giving best time and energy to what matters most; focusing on life's positives; developing support systems; keeping a…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Burnout, Extracurricular Activities, Higher Education
Teaching and Managing: Conflicting Roles of the Department Chair.
Hoffman, Susan; And Others – 1996
Community college department chairs are called upon to be colleagues and peers, managers, and teachers, with duties and responsibilities that are usually far more complex and demanding than any college document can convey. As a result of the demands of the position, department chairs may experience role conflict or strain. Role conflicts are…
Descriptors: Administrator Effectiveness, Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role, Burnout
10 Years of Great Ideas.
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