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Gracie, William J., Jr. – 1981
In the many conferences, workshops, and panels for writing instructors the role of director of freshman English has been routinely ignored. The typical director does not even have a job description. But directors should interpret this lack of specifics to mean that they are not administrators set apart from faculty, but are engaged with faculty in…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role, College English, College Freshmen

Swift, Jonathan – NASSP Bulletin, 1981
Outlines the duties of English department heads and what their areas of expertise ought to be. (Author/JM)
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role, Communication (Thought Transfer), Department Heads
Malek, James S. – ADE Bulletin, 1995
Proposes that English faculty and department heads often have a negative view of members of the administration. Describes how department heads can establish personal and departmental integrity and maintain it. Suggest that this is the best way to succeed in relations with administrative deans. (HB)
Descriptors: Administrator Behavior, College English, Department Heads, English Departments

Tesser, Carmen Chaves – ADFL Bulletin, 1999
Discusses how department chairs can adapt psychological research about decision making to help carve out a central place for departments in the changing and increasingly international campus, presenting five areas to explore: alliances with units on campus, alliances with the college of education, training of graduate students, opportunity for…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, College Faculty, Decision Making, Department Heads

Betz, Renee T. – Journal of Business and Technical Communication, 1988
Argues a different interpretation of the data presented in William E. Rivers' article (v2 n1); specifically, that more English departments prefer candidates with preparation in composition than Rivers concludes. Concludes that training in composition and rhetoric is more appropriate than training in literature for business and technical writing…
Descriptors: Business Communication, English Departments, Teacher Education, Technical Writing
Whitmore, Jon; Trent, Judith S. – Association for Communication Administration Bulletin, 1985
In individual essays, two American Council on Education Fellows present their views and observations on interaction between department chairs and deans. (PD)
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Deans, Department Heads, Higher Education
Bostrom, Robert N. – Association for Communication Administration Bulletin, 1984
Reviews the roles the department chairperson is expected to fill and offers a firstline defense against burnout. (PD)
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Burnout, Department Heads, Higher Education

Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 1980
This interview with a former Commissioner of Education for New York during 1969-1977 reflects on his stormy tenure and the state of American education policy making. (RL)
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Policy Formation, State Departments of Education

Klug, Brian – Studies in Higher Education, 1979
The writings of several philosophers are discussed concerning the issue of defining philosophy. The philosopher aims at the world, at knowledge and understanding rather than at self-expression. (JMF)
Descriptors: Curriculum, Definitions, Departments, Higher Education
Hutcheon, Linda – ADE Bulletin, 1997
States that interdisciplinary studies have a long history in North American universities, but that those who teach in American and English literature departments have been accused of colonizing in the name of cultural studies. Distinguishes between interdisciplinary "tourism" and interdiscursivity. (PA)
Descriptors: English Departments, Higher Education, Interdisciplinary Approach, Literary Criticism

Reichert, Pegeen – JAC: A Journal of Composition Theory, 1996
Draws on Susan Miller's distinction between "feminist composition studies" and "feminine composition studies" to raise concerns about the perception, place, and role of composition studies in English departments. Examines the feminine metaphors used in composition theory and research. (TB)
Descriptors: English Departments, Feminism, Higher Education, Metaphors
Bialostosky, Don – ADE Bulletin, 2001
Addresses budget issues in terms of "getting" and "spending." Notes that educators should not lay waste their powers in exchange for getting and spending. Notes that careful budget management is a necessary virtue, but it is not a sufficient virtue to win additional support. Suggests what to take to an annual budget hearing. (SG)
Descriptors: Budgeting, Compensation (Remuneration), Credibility, English Departments
Lloyd-Jones, Richard – ADE Bulletin, 2002
Suggests reasons that Robert Scholes is an ideal person to receive the Francis Andrew March Award. Discusses aspects of his career that are not automatically clear from his publications. Concentrates on his professional presence for over more than a third of a century. (SG)
Descriptors: English Departments, Higher Education, Teacher Attitudes, Undergraduate Students
Bowker, Lee H.; Lynch, David M. – 1985
Ten management problems for chairs of small departments in small colleges are discussed, along with problem-solving strategies for these administrators. Serious disagreements within a small and intimate department may create a country club culture in which differences are smoothed over and the personal idiosyncrasies of individual members are…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Decision Making, Department Heads, Departments
Fontane, Marilyn Stall – ADE Bulletin, 1994
Considers the national curricular practices in college English departments, specifically with regard to "service" courses. Provides excerpts of data from the Modern Language Association's national survey of 92 English departments. (HB)
Descriptors: Course Content, Curriculum Development, Department Heads, Educational Research