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Peer reviewedBurns, John S.; Gmelch, Walter H. – Journal of Technology Studies, 1995
A study of 1,108 university administrators regarding perceived sources of occupational stress and whether they reflect both faculty and administrator roles of department chairs determined that stress comes from both roles. It was recommended that the professional characteristics of department chairs and the relationship of variables to stress…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Department Heads, Higher Education, Stress Variables
Download full textGmelch, Walter H.; Burns, John S. – 1990
Findings from a study that examined stresses associated with the role of the university department chair are presented in this paper. The focuses are on career paths, transitions to the chair position, commitment to administration, role orientation, and strains of chairing. A survey of 808 department chairs in 101 research and doctoral-granting…
Descriptors: Administrator Effectiveness, College Faculty, Department Heads, Higher Education
Peer reviewedGmelch, Walter H.; Burns, John S. – Journal of Educational Administration, 1994
Over 800 academic department chairs, stratified by discipline, were selected from research and doctorate-granting institutions and completed the Department Chair Stress Index along with demographic questions. Results indicate that, overall, stress among department chairs is monolithic. Chairs expressed high stress both in faculty and…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, College Faculty, Department Heads, Higher Education
Peer reviewedGmelch, Walter H.; Burns, John S. – Innovative Higher Education, 1993
A study of 564 college and university department heads investigated the most stressful situations, emergent themes, and differences between department chair and faculty stressors. Most stress came from heavy workload, time pressures, confrontations with colleagues, organizational constraints, and faculty duties. Faculty and administrative…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Role, College Faculty, Department Heads
Gmelch, Walter H.; Burns, John S. – 1991
This multidimensional study examined the stress experienced by academic department chairs with emphasis on the chair's "person in the middle" role between faculty colleagues and the institution's administration. The study combined factors from the Administrative Stress Index with the Faculty Stress Index to develop a single,…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, College Faculty, Conflict Resolution, Department Heads
Burns, John S.; Gmelch, Walter H. – 1992
This investigation examined the dimensional sources and perceptions of occupational stress experienced by department chairs in institutions of higher education, and the influence of professional independent variables associated with these stressors. Surveys were mailed to 800 randomly selected department chairs at 100 institutions (523 surveys…
Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role, Anxiety
