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Cohen, Jane A. – Independent School, 1982
Sources of teacher stress in private boarding schools include the expectations placed on teachers, poor administrative leadership, the physical environment, time pressures, and age differences or similarities with colleagues and students. Coping with stress may involve lowered expectations, better personal health care, consistent supervision,…
Descriptors: Administrative Problems, Age Differences, Boarding Schools, Coping
Bovilsky, Deborah – Independent School, 1982
Because boarding schools resemble "total institutions," offering no escape from failure or low self-esteem, private school students feel great stress. Both good and bad students feel stress, as do new, minority, or emotionally troubled students, especially from lack of privacy, lack of control over life, and demanding schedules. (RW)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Boarding Schools, Emotional Disturbances, Locus of Control
Bassett, Patrick F. – Independent School, 1979
The director of Woodberry Forest Summer School outlines the implementation and operation of his program as a model for similar endeavors. (SJL)
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Boarding Schools, Discipline Policy, Educational Economics
Shoemaker, John G. – Independent School, 1979
Presents a rationale, based on Judeo-Christian principles, for involving boarding school students in social service work. (SJL)
Descriptors: Boarding Schools, Christianity, Community Services, Experiential Learning
