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Direct linkSmith, Albert B.; Stewart, Gloria A. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1999
States that role-socialization theory is a useful framework for understanding the experiences of new department chairs and for meeting their professional-development needs. Describes the approaches used by 59 chairs in Texas to learn their new jobs, and illustrates the need for formalized chair-training programs. Contains 11 references. (VWC)
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Administrator Role, Community Colleges, Department Heads
Peoples, Read, III; Smith, Albert B. – Community College Journal, 2005
This study determined whether or not administrators in Texas community colleges, who had been successful versus those who had not been successful in recruiting and hiring minority faculty, had different: (1) views on the barriers; (2) attitudes, beliefs, and perceptions; (3) priorities (commitments); and (4) strategies related to the recruitment…
Descriptors: Teacher Recruitment, College Faculty, Department Heads, Deans
