Whitehead and Blackburn (2013) reported that the average tenure for a new interscholastic athletic director is three years. While there could be many different factors impacting an individual's decision to leave their position as an athletic director, one possible reason is due to the rapid expansion of roles and expectations for athletic…

The purpose of this study was to examine how teachers understand their experiences in co-taught classrooms as they work to meet the needs of all students. This included examining their perspectives about the co-teaching model and the relationships that are formed between co-teachers. The study was a descriptive study that used qualitative research…

The role of department chairman has emerged as a position of considerable influence in secondary school organization. The implications of this have not yet been recognized in school power structure. (AN)

Areas of role conflict between classroom teachers and administrators are educational expertise, authority structure and professional status, and ambivalence toward the leadership concept. Approaches to conflict resolution are defining the role of curriculum supervisor as a service function to teachers, empathy in role taking, and adoption of…

The administrator's role in the change process is not all clear. Role conflict has been a barrier to administrators acting as change agents. Although the functions of executive, leader, maintainer, and policy implementer are common to most administrators, the total dimensions of administrative roles are seldom laid out in any job description. The…

The cause underlying the shocking behavior of a university president during a campus crisis is revealed in nine letters. Suggested reading for university administrators. (WM)

This study uses an integrated macro and micro organizational behavior perspective to focus on the difficulty that directors of public agencies have satisfying multiple interest groups. (Author)

Results indicate that counselors feel that role clarification would ensue if guidance pupil personnel services directors had administrative jurisdiction of programs, and that the main deterrent is traditional autonomy of the building principal. (Author)

Examines a study to determine: (1) how the Chicano community college administrator perceives his/her role; (2) if the Chicano administrator perceives role conflict between his/her role perceptions and expectations of the college, students, and community; and (3) what specific experiences and attitudes affect the role of the Chicano administrator.…

This report considers the tenure system and its relation to academic freedom and focuses on Florida and the University of Florida. Role conflicts between faculty and administrators are presented including a discussion of viewpoints over budget allocations. An overview is given of the position or role attributes, status, and functions of the…

Findings from a Montana study suggest that female public school administrators will function most effectively in their dual roles as females and administrators if their behavior is appropriate to specific situations rather than being based on sex-linked expectations. A typical profile is presented, illustrated by examples from the study. (PGD)

Examines the literature on the inevitable conflict in modern organizations between the professional's training for self-administration and bureaucratic denial of individual initiative and draws implications for administrative techniques that can help win the loyalty of a professional staff. (Author/WD)

This study collected data on the nature and effects of conflicting demands faced by directors of a sample of 69 manpower programs in New York State. Using an integrated macro (organizational) and micro (individual) approach to administrative behavior, the study focused on the difficulty experienced by institutional leaders in trying to satisfy…

Surveys the literature on treatment-custody conflict in institutions that derives from administrative needs to maintain organizational stability and control. Suggests correctional institutions should be restructured to recognize guards as influential role models as well as authority figures, and to reduce role conflict among correctional officers.…

Studied the coping methods of 20 female higher education administrators who combined career and family roles. Results indicated that they were efficient but had to make sacrifices and lower standards, such as delaying writing for publication, obtaining advanced degrees, and taking vacations. (JAC)