Educational administration is a rich domain of scholarship and practice, but one subject rarely discussed is its dark side. This study explored the question: What types of maladministration occur in schooling systems? The goal was to develop findings to inform existing prevention strategies. Focused on the Canadian context, data sources included…

This master's research project investigated teaching practices in a Native community school in Manitoba in relation to the school's high dropout rate. The school was located on an isolated Native reserve in northern Manitoba, providing education through grades 9-10. In contrast to successful Native education programs elsewhere that are based in…

This study obtained information about the factors which cause stress for 406 teachers in Nova Scotia and determined possible differences by sub-groups. Noteworthy differences were found by size of school, gender, experience, type of school, administrator/non-administrator, and a few by license category. Results indicated that one teacher in four…