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Download full textGmelch, Walter H.; Torelli, Joseph A. – 1993
Findings of a study that examined the relationship of administrative role conflict and ambiguity with stress and burnout are presented in this paper. A survey sent to 1,000 Washington State administrators (250 each from the following groups--elementary, junior, and senior high school principals; and superintendents) elicited 741 returns, a 74…
Descriptors: Administrator Effectiveness, Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role, Burnout
Gmelch, Walter H. – 1991
Issues in the resolution of departmental conflict by university chairs of educational administration departments are discussed in this paper. The need for finding more constructive ways to handle conflict is highlighted by a survey of 808 department chairs at 101 research and doctoral-granting universities, in which chairs identified…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Change Strategies, College Faculty, Conflict Resolution
Gmelch, Walter H.; Burns, John S. – 1991
This multidimensional study examined the stress experienced by academic department chairs with emphasis on the chair's "person in the middle" role between faculty colleagues and the institution's administration. The study combined factors from the Administrative Stress Index with the Faculty Stress Index to develop a single,…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, College Faculty, Conflict Resolution, Department Heads
