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Peer reviewedFerguson, Mary Anne – College English, 1971
A reply directed to George Gleason's The Job Market for Women: A Department Chairman's View," which appears on pp. 927-30 of this issue. (RD)
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Employment Potential, English Departments, Graduate Study
Download full textMcFerron, J. Richard; And Others – 1991
This monograph summarizes the data from a study designed to evaluate how university deans, department chairmen and faculty view teaching related activities. A methodological problem which limited the analysis of a similar, earlier study prompted the development and execution of this research. An introductory section describes the earlier flawed…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Biological Sciences, Chemistry, College English
Peer reviewedLewis, Leon E. – College English, 1974
Between budget cutbacks, fewer students, and more competing majors, English departments and faculty are in serious danger. (JH)
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Administrator Attitudes, Budgets, College Faculty
Peer reviewedTibbetts, Charlene; Tibbetts, A. M. – English Journal, 1977
Describes the results of a survey of English teachers and their administrators in fifty American high schools regarding college entrance scores. (DD)
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, College Entrance Examinations, Educational Research, English Departments
The Frequency, Form, and Perceived Benefits of Service Learning in Speech Communication Departments.
Peer reviewedSellnow, Timothy L.; Oster, Laura K. – Journal of the Association for Communication Administration (JACA), 1997
Surveys more than 300 university communication departments, asking how educators perceive service learning and whether communication departments make service learning opportunities available for their students. Finds widespread availability of service learning opportunities for students in speech communication departments, reflecting the national…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Departments, Higher Education, National Surveys
Peer reviewedCarroll, James B.; Gmelch, Walter H. – Journal for Higher Education Management, 1994
A survey of department chairs at colleges and universities investigated the administrators' perceptions of the importance of 26 administrative duties. Results reveal patterns in perceived importance of functions and perceptions of effectiveness in achieving them. Factors of hiring, discipline, gender, or orientation (manager, leader, developer,…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role, College Administration
Peer reviewedGmelch, Walter H. – Educational Record, 1991
A survey of 101 research and doctorate-granting universities explored, in part, the tradeoffs professors have to make to become department heads. Tradeoffs include time required by the department head to deal with administrative pressures and demands. Rewards include monetary benefits, status, and leadership satisfaction. (MSE)
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Career Choice, College Faculty, Department Heads
Peer reviewedAdey, Ken – Educational Management & Administration, 2000
A survey of secondary-school professional-development coordinators within one British local education authority was conducted to ascertain whether their professional-development priorities reflected their changing role. Results indicate a growing acceptance of middle-management responsibility for departmental performance measured by SAT results…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Role, Department Heads, Foreign Countries
Helmick, Teresa A.; And Others – 1992
A study was done to explore interviewers' and interviewees' perceptions of the appropriateness and frequency of initiating dual career issues in the interview process in academic settings. The study included participants from two midwestern universities. A total of 113 department heads received questionnaires through campus mail. Approximately one…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Children, College Faculty, Department Heads
Peer reviewedAnderson, John F.; Berdie, Douglas R. – Research in Higher Education, 1976
A survey revealed basic agreement between administrators, chairmen, graduate assistants, faculty, and undergraduates with regard to many aspects of graduate assistantships. Graduate Assistants were found to have little knowledge of many departmental concerns directly affecting them. Formalized policies vary with assistantship classifications.…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, College Administration, Departments, Educational Research
Peer reviewedZorn, Jens C. – Educational Record, 1978
Since department chairmanship appointments are often made for fixed terms, the new chairman often holds himself in check because of the realization that a quick turnover will follow. Consequences of this limited commitment and some means for facilitating the return of chairmen to professional careers are discussed. (Author/LBH)
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Responsibility, College Faculty, Department Heads
Peer reviewedWirt, Frederick; And Others – Peabody Journal of Education, 1985
The confirmed existence of political culture in the attitudes of education policymakers in six states (Arizona, California, Illinois, Pennsylvania, West Virginai, and Wisconsin) indicates that how education leaders decide about policy may depend less on what resources the states have than how leaders expect the political system to operate. (CB)
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Educational Policy, Policy Formation, Political Influences
Peer reviewedMarshall, Catherine; And Others – Peabody Journal of Education, 1985
The complex and varied nature of state education policymaking is illustrated through six case studies detailing political influences at work in six states (Arizona, California, Illinois, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Wisconsin). (CB)
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Educational Legislation, Educational Policy, Policy Formation
Smith, Albert B.; Stewart, Gloria – 1998
A study was undertaken to develop a profile of department and division chairs appointed during the 1995-96 academic year in Texas institutions of higher education. Survey results were used to determine chairs' perceptions of the transition process into their new roles and to find methods to facilitate that transition. Questionnaires were…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Characteristics, Community Colleges, Department Heads
Peer reviewedHammons, James; Thomas, Wanda – Community College Review, 1980
Describes a study of performance appraisals of department chairpersons focusing on: (1) the percentage of colleges evaluating chairpersons; (2) methods and criteria used; (3) chairperson attitudes toward existing and desirable appraisal systems; (4) the differences in chairpersons' attitudes among academic disciplines; and (5) the value of…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Evaluation, Community Colleges, Department Heads
