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Organizational consultation to facilitate communication within a school staff
Author(s) -
Lennox Naomi,
Flanagan Dennis,
Meyers Joel
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
psychology in the schools
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.738
H-Index - 75
eISSN - 1520-6807
pISSN - 0033-3085
DOI - 10.1002/1520-6807(197910)16:4<520::aid-pits2310160413>3.0.co;2-t
Subject(s) - intervention (counseling) , psychology , atmosphere (unit) , process (computing) , organizational communication , medical education , organizational culture , pedagogy , applied psychology , public relations , medicine , computer science , political science , physics , psychiatry , thermodynamics , operating system
This article describes in detail an organizational consultation intervention designed to create a more effective learning atmosphere by improving intrastaff communication. Using an informal survey accompanied by feedback sessions, the authors were able to reduce the tense school atmosphere and develop a process for ongoing, cooperative problem solving within the staff of an urban public school. This concrete description with emphasis on practical considerations is offered to stimulate programs of intervention at the organizational level, which, although efficient, are rarely used consultation techniques.