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Booth, Wayne C. – ADE Bulletin, 1994
Describes the problems inherent in finding competent leadership for today's college English departments. Outlines the basic kinds of traits and characteristics that would mark both ideal leaders and followers in the academy. Discusses the different kinds of leaders. (HB)
Descriptors: Department Heads, English Curriculum, English Departments, English Instruction
Horton, Susan R. – ADE Bulletin, 1994
Considers the role of the English department head in a time of fiscal constraint and retrenchment. Describes the special responsibilities necessitated by lean financial circumstances. Discusses department/administration relations and the public relations aspect of chairing a department. (HB)
Descriptors: Budgeting, Department Heads, English Curriculum, English Departments
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Merickel, Alan; Pekins, John – Teaching English in the Two-Year College, 1996
Reviews Tallahassee Community College's transition from a traditional hierarchical administrative structure to consensus governing, whereby decisions are made through meetings with all faculty members. Reviews specific aspects of this transition, including the role of faculty and the faculty chair, the handling of day-to-day departmental policies…
Descriptors: Administrative Change, Administrator Role, Curriculum Evaluation, Department Heads
Spacks, Patricia Meyer – ADE Bulletin, 1996
Sets forth and elaborates on three ways in which an external review can always help an English department. Suggests three principles a chair might keep in mind in trying to fulfill departmental goals by means of an outside review. Examines how a chair and his or her department may facilitate an outside review. (TB)
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Administrative Principles, Administrator Evaluation, Administrator Role
Wiesenfarth, Joseph – ADE Bulletin, 1986
Discusses the problems of being a department head and how best to deal with them. (SRT)
Descriptors: College Administration, Department Heads, English Departments, Faculty College Relationship
Williamson, Marilyn L. – ADE Bulletin, 1987
Proposes practical suggestions for department chairpersons in dealing with academic deans. Adds some thoughts about the need for more serious continuing education programs at the college level. (NKA)
Descriptors: Academic Deans, Administrator Role, Continuing Education, Department Heads
McGowan, Martha – ADE Bulletin, 1985
Reflects on being selected as the first female head of the English department. Discusses the selection process (done at a poker game), women's academic advancement, power, and job related responsibilities. (EL)
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, College English, Department Heads, English Departments
Wagner, Thomas E. – ADE Bulletin, 1982
Lists guidelines to help department administrators reduce their liability and strengthen their position when faced with grievances or lawsuits. (AEA)
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, College Faculty, Department Heads, Due Process
Brunson, Martha L. – ADE Bulletin, 1980
Advocates a "trust relation" between English department chairpersons and the English teaching profession, examined in light of the composition-literature tension, cultural appreciation, literacy, student diversity, meetings and associations, English teacher education, course improvement, graduate education, reentering adult students, English…
Descriptors: Administrators, College English, College Faculty, Department Heads
Chabot, C. Barry – ADE Bulletin, 1995
Sketches a picture of how different institutions of learning engender different working and business environments for department heads. Discusses various departmental activities and how the departmental environment affects their success or failure. (HB)
Descriptors: Administrator Behavior, College English, Department Heads, Educational Trends
Bowen, Zack – ADE Bulletin, 1995
Discusses the particular challenges of budgeting facing English department heads. Analyzes political and psychological issues related to department budget management. (HB)
Descriptors: Budgeting, Budgets, College English, Department Heads
Kress, Susan – ADE Bulletin, 1995
Identifies the difficulties faced by a female English department head. Creates several case studies of typical moments of conflict experienced by a department chair of feminist leanings. (HB)
Descriptors: College English, Department Heads, English Departments, English Instruction
Reece, Shelley C. – ADE Bulletin, 1994
Considers the profound impact of severe budget cuts on the English department at Portland State University. Describes some of the surprising and peculiar types of behavior among faculty members resulting from intense departmental changes. Provides advice for chairs facing similar budget restrictions. (HB)
Descriptors: Budgeting, Collegiality, Department Heads, Educational Trends
Beja, Morris – ADE Bulletin, 1994
Discusses the seemingly contradictory nature of chairing an English department by highlighting the opposing impulses faced, especially as related to funding. Presents the situation in the form of a parable similar to a work by Franz Kafka. (HB)
Descriptors: Budgeting, Collegiality, Department Heads, Educational Trends
Secor, Robert – ADE Bulletin, 1994
Considers the rewards and sufferings of English department heads. Offers advice aimed particularly at those who have newly been appointed as department chairs. Describes the major challenges faced by department chairs. Provides a list of "dos and don'ts" for new department heads. (HB)
Descriptors: Budgeting, Collegiality, Department Heads, Educational Trends
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