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Article: Elementary teachers' perceptions of "administrative support" in working with disruptive and aggressive students.
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- Education
- Article date:
- March 22, 2003
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A supportive environment is critical to the work experiences of any organization. The presence of organizational support and resources may be much more critical for teachers, considering that they are presented with challenges in dealing with a number of difficult students at a time and are typically isolated from other teachers and other professionals (Maeroff, 1988). Indeed, administrative support in managing students' difficult behaviors has been found to be critical (Graden, Casey, & Bonstrom, 1985; Kruger, Struzziero, Watts, & Vacca, 1995). In particular, teachers' perceptions of support from principals have been found to be an important component of organizational ...