Document Type
Issue Area Four
Abstract
In the best of worlds, information flows freely and ideas are openly expressed. Criticism, where it exists, is collegial and constructive. In a less than ideal world, the real world, communication is not so easy, as the world diverges from the ideal, the ease of communication declines while the need for the effective exchange of information and ideas increases.
But what happens when a state of open hostility exists not only between individual board members, but between the board and the community, or between the superintendent and a minority of board members? Is it possible for a board to function under these circumstances? Is it possible for a superintendent or even a school district to function under these conditions? The answer is a qualified yes, but with great difficulty and even greater danger.
Journal Title
Institute for Educational Leadership Monograph Series
Volume
4
Issue
1
First Page
121
Last Page
124
Publisher
Institute for Educational Leadership, University of Northern Iowa
City
Cedar Falls, IA
Copyright
©1993 Institute for Educational Leadership, College of Education, and University of Northern Iowa
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Wells, Thomas K.
(1993)
"Take No Prisoners: Communications During Open Hostilities,"
Institute for Educational Leadership Monograph Series: Vol. 4:
No.
1, Article 36.
Available at:
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/iel_monographs/vol4/iss1/36
