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ERIC Number: EJ433484
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1991
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ISSN: ISSN-8756-0534
School Board Presidents Describe Critical Incidents with Superintendents.
Grady, Marilyn L.; Bryant, Miles T.
Journal of Research in Rural Education, v7 n3 p51-58 Sum 1991
Of 239 Nebraska school board presidents surveyed, 68 percent had experienced a critical incident with their superintendents. The most frequently cited incidents involved communications or human relations (37 percent), followed by staffing issues (15 percent), and ethics (11 percent). Over half of the incidents resulted in superintendent resignation or termination. (SV)
Descriptors: Administrator Qualifications, Board Administrator Relationship, Boards of Education, Communication Skills, Conflict, Critical Incidents Method, Elementary Secondary Education, State Surveys, Superintendents
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Administrator Behavior; Nebraska