The Responsibilities of and Compensations for Being a Department Chair: Findings from the MLA's 1989-90 Survey of Foreign Language Programs.

Huber, Bettina J.

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ERIC Number: EJ486532

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1994

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The Responsibilities of and Compensations for Being a Department Chair: Findings from the MLA's 1989-90 Survey of Foreign Language Programs.

Huber, Bettina J.

ADFL Bulletin, v25 n3 p107-18 Spr 1994

Findings from the Modern Language Association survey, based on returns from 598 2- and 4-year colleges, are reported. Factors affecting department chairs' conditions of service and perquisites were found to be the presence of a union; levels of instruction offered; number of students; number of languages offered; and faculty size. (Contains two references.) (LB)

Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, College Environment, College Second Language Programs, Community Colleges, Compensation (Remuneration), Department Heads, Departments, Higher Education, National Surveys, Questionnaires, Second Language Instruction, Tables (Data), Unions

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Numerical/Quantitative Data; Journal Articles

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Audience: Practitioners

Language: English

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