The Academic Dean: An Imperiled Species Searching for Balance.

Gmelch, Walter H.; Wolverton, Mimi; Wolverton, Marvin L.; Sarros, James C.

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Publication Date: 1999

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The Academic Dean: An Imperiled Species Searching for Balance.

Gmelch, Walter H.; Wolverton, Mimi; Wolverton, Marvin L.; Sarros, James C.

Research in Higher Education, v40 n6 p717-40 Dec 1999

Discusses the role of the academic dean and its conflicting pressures of administration and scholarship. Reports on the first phase of a study exploring the sources of stress experienced by 825 deans in both Australia and the United States. Analyzes findings in terms of a four-component managerial stress model and provides tables detailing deans' responses to a stress inventory. (DB)

Descriptors: Academic Deans, Administrator Role, College Administration, Cultural Differences, Data Analysis, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Models, Quality of Working Life, Stress Variables

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Australia

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