can become intense, this because it often involves not only school authority but also judicial authority and police involvement.
Another tension/stress/conflict issue in the educational setting which is discussed by Anderson and Watson (1982) is that of evaluation. The authors state that teachers and administrators must view evaluation as a helping and supporting function, not as a threat.
Outside pressure groups can also cause friction, conflict and tension between administrators and teachers unless they are handled with the sense that together administrators and teachers represent an educational team. As a team, the two groups can then work together to find a basis for agreement (Anderson & Watson, 1982). Anderson and Watson (1982) note that this team approach is often essential in resolving conflicts in the educational setting.
The foregoing research shows that there are many factors contributing to conflict in the educational setting, especially for teachers and administrators. Thus, it seems
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