Document Type
Issue Area Five
Abstract
It is not news to say that there are growing tensions in some communities between public schools and citizen groups. How can these tensions be lessened at a time when public trust in the schools is not as deep as it has been in the past?
The first step in building trust and respect in the community is to know ourselves. What do we and our organizations believe? What are our values? What is our vision for education in the community? Only after we have answered these questions can we proceed in a pluralistic culture with a secure spirit and willingness to be challenged by those who do not always think as we do and to communicate our beliefs. In addition, because there is at times a distorted understanding of the school's purpose in the community, the school personnel must also ask what their function is and answer this question for themselves.
Journal Title
Institute for Educational Leadership Monograph Series
Volume
5
Issue
2
First Page
199
Last Page
201
Publisher
Institute for Educational Leadership, University of Northern Iowa
City
Cedar Falls, IA
Copyright
©1994 Institute for Educational Leadership, College of Education, and the University of Northern Iowa
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Larsen, Homer
(1994)
"Issue Area Five: Consensus Building in the Community: What Generates Trust and Respect?,"
Institute for Educational Leadership Monograph Series: Vol. 5:
No.
2, Article 47.
Available at:
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/iel_monographs/vol5/iss2/47
