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Peer reviewedGrady, Marilyn L.; Bryant, Miles T. – Planning and Changing, 1989
When Nebraska's 310 superintendents were asked to discuss critical incidents experienced with a school board or board member, they noted 151 incidents involving family and friends, board member's roles, who's elected to the board, failure to support the superintendent, the board itself, athletic coaches, individual board members, employee…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Board Administrator Relationship, Conflict, Elementary Secondary Education
Deal, Terrence; And Others – Executive Educator, 1993
An organization's dramaturgical facade (ability to present an appearance in keeping with the script) is a better measure of effectiveness than its actual results. An organization must match its theatrical production--stage, props, drama, and actors--to audience demands. As directors, playwrights, and actors, superintendents play a vital role in…
Descriptors: Acting, Administrator Role, Audience Awareness, Elementary Secondary Education
Barnhart, David R. – Tennessee Adult Educator, 1976
A definition of role conflict and its causes, effects, and solutions are presented based on a review of related literature. A knowledge about role conflict is important for the community educator in dealing with school personnel, school administrators, and community groups. (EC)
Descriptors: Administrative Problems, Administrator Role, Adult Educators, Educational Administration
Sullivan, Michael E.; Leary, Paul A. – 1991
This study examined expectations, with respect to the role of the special education administrator, held by key administrative personnel within West Virginia's rural school systems. Surveys were sent to all county superintendents, all county special education administrators, and a randomly selected sample of 150 school principals, resulting in 202…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Role, Elementary Secondary Education, Mail Surveys
American School Board Journal, 1976
Principals express dissatisfaction with superintendents and boards of education, particularly over the superintendents' and boards' bargaining with teachers. (IRT)
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Role, Board Administrator Relationship, Boards of Education
Zeigler, L. Harmon; And Others – 1981
Excerpted from the final report for a pilot study on conflict management, this paper gives a theoretical overview of the role of conflict in educational and municipal governance and offers two in-depth analyses that illustrate the theories presented. The authors' comparative study of the behavior of superintendents and city managers suggested that…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Board Administrator Relationship, City Officials, Community Organizations
Reeves, Kimberly – School Administrator, 2001
An informal survey of state superintendent associations and lawyers representing superintendents reveals little change in top executives' contracts over the past decade. Mandatory evaluations and renewable (non-"evergreen") contracts are becoming common; pay-for-performance measures are emerging, yet limited. Contractual and job-leaving…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Board Administrator Relationship, Contracts, Elementary Secondary Education
Price, William J. – School Administrator, 2001
An administrator trainer/former superintendent's experience suggests that corporate governance models don't fit the reality of school governance in many districts. Elected board members define their roles differently than their business counterparts and derive little or no monetary benefit from public service. The "new breed" resemble…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Board Administrator Relationship, Definitions, Educational Policy
Download full textMason, Ward S.; Gross, Meal – 1953
Certain problems arose in an attempt to develop a research design for studying the social role of the school executive. The study was to examine the degree of consensus on behavioral expectations for the occupants of this occupational role, the degree of potential or actual role conflict in this social position, and the manner in which an…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Behavior Patterns, Board of Education Role, Occupations
McCurdy, Jack; Hymes, Donald L., Ed. – 1992
Practices to maintain and enhance board-member relationships are described in this handbook. Following the preface, chapter 1 presents a historical overview to describe the problems involved in defining the proper roles for school boards and superintendents. Chapter 2 identifies current board/administrator roles and what they should be for the…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Board Administrator Relationship, Boards of Education, Cooperation
Zeigler, Harmon; And Others – 1980
This extensive survey pretest utilized in-depth interviews with school superintendents and city managers in selected cities throughout Oregon and in Los Angeles. The purpose of the pilot study was to explore the similarities and differences in conflict management between the two professions. The study reveals that superintendents and city managers…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Board Administrator Relationship, City Officials, Community Organizations
Caldwell, William E.; Forney, Janet Williams – 1982
Superintendents and principals from 50 Pennsylvania school districts were asked to complete two questionnaires each to test, first, the relationships between superintendents' and principals' role conflict and ambiguity and, second, the relationship between superintendents' role conflict and ambiguity and their perceptions of their districts'…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Role
PDF pending restorationGrady, Marilyn L.; Bryant, Miles T. – 1990
The superintendent's role may be difficult to manage simply because of the existence of a school board. To identify critical incidents that superintendents experienced in their work with boards of education, the superintendents of all 310 K-12 districts in Nebraska were mailed letters asking if they had experienced a critical incident with a…
Descriptors: Administrative Problems, Administrator Role, Board Administrator Relationship, Board of Education Role
Hayden, J. G. – School Administrator, 1986
Describes the growing trend of conflicts between school boards and superintendents, some of the various causes behind these conflicts, and practical steps board members and superintendents can take to avoid and to solve them. (IW)
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role, Board Administrator Relationship, Board of Education Role
