{"product_id":"the-jossey-bass-academic-administrators-guide-to-conflict-resolution-isbn-9780787960537","title":"The Jossey-Bass Academic Administrator's Guide to Conflict Resolution","description":"Dealing with conflict is an evitable part of any academic administrator’s job. Often, however, new administrators lack the skills they need to successfully resolve campus conflicts. This important resource includes an array of strategies for identifying and managing conflict between individuals, within a department, and between departments. \u003ci\u003eThe Jossey-Bass Academic Administrator’s Guide to Conflict Resolution\u003c\/i\u003e shows how to turn conflicts into problems to be solved. Authors Sandra I. Cheldelin and Ann F. Lucas offer concrete approaches academic administrators can use to analyze conflicts and design effective interventions. \u003ci\u003eThe Jossey-Bass Academic Administrator’s Guide to Conflict Resolution\u003c\/i\u003e is an invaluable tool that includes  \u003cp\u003e· Guidelines for knowing when it is appropriate to intervene in a conflict\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e· Strategies for helping to change irrational and negative thinking to positive rational thought\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e· Methods for handling interpersonal conflict—between two parties—within a department\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e· An outline of the major approaches for managing conflict and information¾when they work and when they don’t\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e· Effective strategies for preventing and solving specific problems\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  Preface.  \u003cp\u003eAbout the Authors.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Understanding conflict.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. A framework for conflict analysis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Intrapersonal conflict: the impact of stress and negative thinking.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Interpersonal conflict: Helping people who don’t get along.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Intragroup conflict: the academic administrator as team leader.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Intergroup conflict: conflict on a larger scale.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Conflict intervention.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. Collaborating with other departments to manage conflict.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRecommended Reading.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cb\u003eSandra I. Cheldelin\u003c\/b\u003e is an associate professor and former director of the Institute for Conflict Resolution at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia. She is a licensed psychologist and expert in organizational behavior, and coeditor of Conflict: From Analysis to Intervention.  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnn F. Lucas\u003c\/b\u003e is a consultant and professor emerita at Fairleigh Dickinson University, where she served as campus chair in the Department of Management and also the Department of Psychology. She is a diplomate of the American Board of Professional Psychology and author of Leading Academic Change and Strengthening Departmental Leadership both from Jossey-Bass.\u003c\/p\u003e  Dealing with conflict is an inevitable part of any academic administrator’s job. Often, however, new administrators lack the skills they need to successfully resolve campus conflicts. This important resource includes an array of strategies for identifying and managing conflict between individuals, within a department, and between departments. The Jossey-Bass Academic Administrator’s Guide to Conflict Resolution shows how to turn conflicts into problems to be solved. Authors Sandra I. Cheldelin and Ann F. Lucas offer concrete approaches academic administrators can use to analyze conflicts and design effective interventions.  \u003cp\u003eThe Jossey-Bass Academic Administrator’s Guide to Conflict Resolution is an invaluable tool that includes\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eGuidelines for knowing when it is appropriate to intervene in a conflict\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eStrategies for helping to change irrational and negative thinking to positive rational thought\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMethods for handling interpersonal conflict–between two parties–within a department\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAn outline of the major approaches for managing conflict and information about when they work and when they don’t\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEffective strategies for preventing and solving specific problems\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe book also includes valuable information about third party interventions such as negotiation, facilitation, and arbitration.\u003c\/p\u003e  \"This series addresses the crucial tasks facing administrators who oversee programs, services and departments in colleges and universities\" —Barbara Davis, Ph.D., Assistant Vice Provost, UC Berkeley School of Education","brand":"Jossey-Bass","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47990272295141,"sku":"NP9780787960537","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780787960537.jpg?v=1761787150","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-jossey-bass-academic-administrators-guide-to-conflict-resolution-isbn-9780787960537","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}