Academic Department Secretaries: A Population at Risk?.

Vrooman, Rona J.

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ERIC Number: EJ447391

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1992

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ISSN: ISSN-1046-9508

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Academic Department Secretaries: A Population at Risk?

Vrooman, Rona J.

CUPA Journal, v43 n2 p9-12 Sum 1992

The important role of academic department secretaries at institutions of higher education is considered in the context of a survey of 121 academic department support staff. Possible strategies for retaining these valuable employees are offered, including accurate position descriptions, appropriate compensation, team-building programs, and special attention to needs of new hires. (DB)

Descriptors: Departments, Employee Attitudes, Employer Employee Relationship, Higher Education, Labor Turnover, Quality of Working Life, School Secretaries, Work Attitudes

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Audience: Administrators; Practitioners

Language: English

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