A Superintendent's View: Learning to Listen and Trust Each School Faculty. Personal Reflections of Shared Decision-Making.

Ingwerson, Donald W.

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ERIC Number: EJ413137

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Publication Date: 1990

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A Superintendent's View: Learning to Listen and Trust Each School Faculty. Personal Reflections of Shared Decision-Making.

Ingwerson, Donald W.

School Administrator, v47 n8 p8-11 Sep 1990

The superintendent of Jefferson County Public Schools (Kentucky) describes an administrative restructuring process that removed layers of bureaucracy and dramatically improved principals' and teachers' shared decision-making opportunities and increased their enthusiasm and commitment. The key is willingness to take risks and remaining open to new ideas. (MLH)

Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Administrator Role, Elementary Secondary Education, Participative Decision Making, Risk, Superintendents, Teacher Administrator Relationship, Teamwork, Trust (Psychology)

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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