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Bowen, Zack – ADE Bulletin, 1994
Considers the ways by which English departments might begin the process of revitalization. Provides suggestions in eight areas of concern: record keeping, teaching, scheduling, advertising, handling workloads, revising the curriculum, funding, and hiring. (HB)
Descriptors: Budgeting, Collegiality, Department Heads, Educational Trends
Dalbey, Marcia – ADE Bulletin, 1999
Suggests two principles for successful evaluation of college faculty members: chairs should know their departments; and "always, always pay attention." Describes how the chair of the English department at Michigan State University developed and implemented these suggestions. (RS)
Descriptors: College Faculty, Department Heads, English Departments, Faculty Evaluation
Gibbs, Graham; Knapper, Christopher; Piccinin, Sergio – Higher Education Quarterly, 2008
This paper reports aspects of an international study of leadership of teaching in 19 departments with outstanding teaching records in 11 research-intensive universities. Leadership was found to take different forms in different discipline areas, in different organisational cultures, and in response to major problems affecting the department. While…
Descriptors: Research Universities, Instructional Leadership, Higher Education, College Environment
Neel, Jasper – ADE Bulletin, 1988
Presents eight "sophistical" principles for English department heads, using the historical characters of Protagoras and Gorgias as a framework for discussion. (MM)
Descriptors: Administrative Principles, Administrator Role, Democratic Values, Department Heads
Herring, P. Donald – ADE Bulletin, 1988
Summarizes issues raised in speeches and group discussions at the Minnesota Conference on the Future of Doctoral Study in English and makes personal observations about the conference in general. (MM)
Descriptors: Conferences, Department Heads, Doctoral Programs, English Curriculum
Ohmann, Richard – ADE Bulletin, 1985
Describes dividing up the responsibilities of the department chairperson among senior members of the department, then reconsiders the profession and the state of the humanities. Discusses views advocating "excellence," cultural literacy, great books, and a core curriculum in the humanities. Identifies political tasks and continued…
Descriptors: College English, Department Heads, Educational Theories, English Departments
Mead, Ramsay – Executive Educator, 1982
School department heads should be classroom teachers first. Their responsibilities in administration (for instance, keeping textbook records) and in curriculum management should be reduced, and their major responsibilities should involve teacher assistance, including teacher observation and aid to new teachers, and special departmental activities.…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Curriculum, Department Heads, Departments
Loftis, John E. – ADE Bulletin, 1995
Describes how English department chairs might successfully order and structure their departments. Analyzes two central characteristics of English departments as political entities: purpose and values. Lists several observations about departmental organization. (HB)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Democracy, Department Heads, English Curriculum
Dalbey, Marcia A. – ADE Bulletin, 1994
Discusses the psychological impact of chairing an English department in a time of shrinking resources. Provides advice for department heads faced with budget cuts. (HB)
Descriptors: Budgeting, Department Heads, Educational Trends, English Curriculum
Chabot, Barry – ADE Bulletin, 1999
Calls attention to some of the psychological dimensions of English department chairs' responsibilities to mentor and evaluate faculty members. Notes an estrangement effect between chairs and faculty; the importance of making the right initial appointments; usefulness of written performance evaluations; and the importance of mentoring junior…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, College Faculty, Department Heads, English Departments
Reid, Robert L. – ADE Bulletin, 1988
Reflects on several issues confronting an English department chair, including part-time faculty, adequate writing programs, curriculum reform, and resource allocation. (MM)
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role, Curriculum Development, Department Heads

McArthur, Ronald C. – Community College Review, 2002
Argues that community college organization at the department level presents challenging leadership issues for the newly appointed department chair. Asserts that existing culture, which looks upon the chair with some mistrust, demands chairs who behave as peers rather than military commanders. Concludes that democratic leadership is the most…
Descriptors: Academic Deans, Administrator Behavior, Administrator Effectiveness, College Administration
Morris, Adalaide – ADE Bulletin, 1994
Discusses the role of the English department head in a time of educational crisis. Examines the possibility that graduate study in English is losing its moral base. Considers the role of leadership and oppositional politics in the context of the crisis in graduate study. (HB)
Descriptors: College English, Curriculum Development, Department Heads, English Curriculum
Gossett, Suzanne – ADE Bulletin, 1994
Discusses three fundamental questions that figure prominently in any attempt to imagine the future of English departments: What is an English department? What is the goal of an English department? and What is to be done? (HB)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Department Heads, Educational Trends, English Curriculum
Stimpson, Catharine R. – ADE Bulletin, 1994
Describes the art of effective English departmental administration in a difficult time of budget constraints, calls for accountability, and intellectual turbulence. Considers the effect on departmental management of sustained scholarly interest in oppositional stances, powerlessness, and marginality. (HB)
Descriptors: College English, Department Heads, English Curriculum, English Departments