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The Relationship of Department Chair Roles to Importance of Chair Duties. ASHE Annual Meeting Paper.
Download full textCarroll, James B.; Gmelch, Walter H. – 1992
This study investigated what university and college department chairpersons believe are the most important duties of their position, how they view their roles, and the relationship of perceived roles and duties. Possible role definitions included seeing department chair work as leader, scholar, faculty developer, or manager. The study surveyed 800…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Role, Administrators, Department Heads
Peer reviewedCarroll, James B. – Research in Higher Education, 1991
A survey of department heads in 101 research and doctorate-granting universities investigated career movements before becoming the chair, length of tenure, first and second career moves of their predecessors in the chair, and the relationship of variables such as discipline, department size, age, gender, hiring practices, and previous…
Descriptors: Administrator Qualifications, Age Differences, Career Ladders, College Faculty
