Improving Human Relations in School Administration

ix, 299 pp. Includes: Preface; Part I. Introduction: The Point of View. Part II. General Considerations of Group Method: Groups and Group Action - Group Leadership. Part III. Policy Making by the Staff: The Teachers' Meeting - Curriculum Planning by the Faculty. Part IV. The Principal as Executive of Group Policy: The Principal as Interpreter of Faculty Policy - The Principal as Co-ordinator of Faculty Activities - The Principal as Plant and Office Manager - The Principal as Executive of the Superintendent - The Principal as School Representative. Part V. The Principal as Director of Interpersonal Relations: The Management of Personal Relations - The Management of Conflicts among Staff Members and Parents; Part VI. Evaluation: The Evaluation Process - The Transition Period. Bibliography; Problems of the Elementary School Principal; Index.