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Direct linkLevin, John S.; Martin, Marie C.; Damián, Ariadna I. López – SUNY Press, 2020
This book examines tensions and challenges in the professional lives and identities of contemporary academics. Drawing on extensive interviews conducted over seven years with academics in the United States and the United Kingdom, the authors analyze the experiences of four types of academics as they respond and adjust to the demands of…
Descriptors: College Administration, Neoliberalism, College Faculty, Professional Identity
Shober, Arnold F. – SUNY Press, 2010
The No Child Left Behind Act declared that improving education in every school in the United States was a top national priority. However, this act did not acknowledge how state departments of education have successfully constructed reforms for the past few decades, despite the power struggle between governors, legislators, school districts, and…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Educational Finance, Educational Change, State Departments of Education
Hickson, Mark, III, Ed.; Stacks, Don W. – 1992
This book presents 11 contributed papers which examine communication aspects of the department chair position in academia. It is noted that most academic department chairs are not trained in management skills, including communication strategies. After an introductory chapter by Christopher H. Spicer and Ann Q. Staton, the following papers are…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Budgeting, College Administration, College Faculty
Lucas, Ann F. – 1994
This book demonstrates how academic chairs at institutions of higher education can learn the skills that are essential to their becoming leaders and faculty developers and having a significant impact on their departments. The book assists chairs in building cohesive teams in their departments and facilitates learning and using survival skills. It…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role, College Administration, Conflict Resolution
Ehrle, Elwood B.; Bennett, John B. – 1988
The leadership, management, and academic concerns of deans and provosts are addressed in this casebook based on 25 original case studies on issues related to finance, personnel, organizational structure, curriculum, and academic freedom and standards. Two or more practical options for action accompany each presentation of a challenging problem.…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Administrator Role, Case Studies, Change Strategies
Miller, Rodney E. – 1993
This book addresses the administration of music programs in institutions of higher education and the roles, responsibilities, and interactions of students, faculty and administrators. Chapter I looks at music departments and music education as a bureaucratic enterprise. It reviews trends in American higher education and its forms and argues for…
Descriptors: Administrative Principles, Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Guides, Administrator Responsibility
National Staff Development Council, 2005
The second volume of "Moving NSDC's Staff Development Standards into Practice: Innovation Configurations" builds on the work that began with the first volume published in 2003. An Innovation Configuration map is a device that identifies and describes the major components of a new practice such as the standards and details of how it would look in…
Descriptors: National Standards, Innovation, State Departments of Education, Professional Associations
Higgerson, Mary Lou – 1996
Communication strategies needed for the specific responsibilities of college and university department heads are presented. Each chapter first describes communication strategies useful in handling an administrative task, and then uses real-life case studies to demonstrate their applications in typical situations. Readers are guided through a…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Administrator Role, Change Strategies, Communication Skills
Murphy, Jerome T., Ed. – 1980
This document presents edited interviews with four former superintendents of instruction--Ewald Nyquist of New York, Jack Nix of Georgia, Dolores Colburg of Montana, and John Pittenger of Pennsylvania. Although the states in which these persons held their positions are quite different, there are a number of commonalities in the problems they…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Board Administrator Relationship, Elementary Secondary Education, Government School Relationship
Seagren, Alan T.; And Others – 1994
Drawing from a national survey of 9,000 community and technical college department chairs in the United States and Canada, this book offers insights on the personal characteristics, responsibilities, challenges, and strategies of chairs. Chapter 1 provides an overview of the study, including information on its rationale and purpose, instrument…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Role, Community Colleges
Download full textSlick, Sam L., Ed.; Klein, Richard B., Ed. – 1993
A collection of 31 articles addresses issues in college language department administration, focusing on the role and responsibilities of the department head. The following articles are included: "View from the Top: What a Liberal Arts College President Expects from a Language Department" (Schmidt); "View from the Top: What a Liberal Arts Dean…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Guides, Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role
Creswell, John W.; And Others – 1990
This book champions the importance of chairing an academic department (or division) and focuses attention on the strategies "excellent" chairs use in building a positive work environment for faculty and releasing individual faculty potential. The framework is based on human, organizational, and career development; systems theory; and interpersonal…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Administrator Role, Administrators, College Administration
Eble, Kenneth E. – 1979
Requirements for effective academic administration are considered. The focus is upon how administrators deal with their day-to-day tasks of working with faculty members and students. Administrative skills, attitudes, and qualities that can make the difference between an effective educational environment and one that is demoralized and adrift are…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Guides, Administrator Role, Administrators
Toma, J. Douglas; Palm, Richard L. – 1998
This report examines the role of the college dean or department head in relation to legal issues in higher education. The first section offers principles of the law, the courts, and counsel. It addresses types of legal issues, internal and external sources of the law, deference to academic and behavioral decisions, the distinction between public…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, College Administration, College Admission, Compliance (Legal)
Kimmons, Willie James – 1977
This is a study of how black community college administrators perceive their roles and status. It also examines their personal and professional backgrounds. Its specific objectives were to determine what line positions black administrators occupy; to determine if the self-perceived role functions of black administrators vary at predominantly…
Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Role, Administrators, Black Colleges
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