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Constructive Conflict: How Controversy
Can Contribute to School Improvement by Cynthia Uline, Megan Tschannen-Moran & Lynne Perez — 2003Conflict, though often unsettling, is a natural part of collective human experience. It
can leave participants ill at ease, so it is often avoided and suppressed. Yet conflict,
when well managed, breathes life and energy into relationships and can cause
individuals to be more innovative and productive. Conflict is present within our
schools whether we like it or not. Educators must find ways to legitimize critique and
controversy within organizational life. This article examines constructive conflict
within the context of a comprehensive Midwestern high school engaged in significant
reform efforts. Here conflict is employed as a means to promote individual and
organizational learning and growth.To view the full-text for this article you must be signed-in with the appropropriate membership. Please review your options below:
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- Cynthia Uline
The Ohio State University
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CYNTHIA L. ULINE is an associate professor in the School of Educational
Policy and Leadership at the Ohio State University. Her current research
focuses on school improvement, school leadership, and ethics in educational
decision making. One of her recent articles, ‘‘The Alleged Demise of
Science: A Critical Inquest,’’ coauthored with Donald J. Willower, was
chosen as the Outstanding Paper of 2001 by the Journal of Educational
Administration.
- Megan Tschannen-Moran
The College of William and Mary
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MEGAN TSCHANNEN-MORAN is an assistant professor in Educational
Policy, Planning and Leadership at the College of William and Mary. Her
research interests focus on the social psychology of schools, especially trust,
teachers’ and principals’ sense of efficacy, and school climate. Her work on
trust and teachers’ sense of efficacy has appeared in the Review of
Educational Research.
- Lynne Perez
The Ohio State University
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LYNNE PEREZ is a visiting assistant professor at The Ohio State University.
Her research interests are administrative problem solving and organizational
learning. Currently in press with the Journal of Educational
Administration is a manuscript she coauthored with Cynthia Uline, titled
‘‘Administrative Problem Solving in the Information Age: Creating
Technological Capacity.’’
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