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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
Peer reviewedSelker, Leopold G.; Vogt, Molly T. – Journal of Allied Health, 1982
Reports on a study of the perceived goal emphases and time spent on the academic, administrative, and leadership functions by male and female allied health chairpersons. Makes recommendations about curricular modifications and professional development activities needed to encourage women to accept leadership positions in allied health. (JOW)
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Allied Health Occupations Education, Career Ladders, Department Heads
Weaver, Frances; Gordon, Jeffry – 1979
The purpose of this study of secondary school department heads was to measure their level of competency in relationship to the perceived importance of leadership responsibilities. Any information acquired could then serve as a basis for inservice programs directed at improving their competence. The instrument used to measure perceived…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Role, Department Heads, Leadership Qualities
Peer reviewedHall, J. C.; Thomas, J. B. – Educational Review, 1978
Although many teachers believe in the importance of some sort of job specification, the lack of "further details," other than the brief details in an advertisement, offered to prospective applicants for teaching posts has been commented upon by Hilsum & Start (1974). This research attempts to provide some empirical data to substantiate this claim…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Classification, Department Heads, Educational Research
Download full textBliss, Traci; Fahrney, Carolina; Steffy, Betty – 1995
In Kentucky, the administrative roles of the superintendent and the principal have received considerable attention from state-level policymakers since the passage of the Kentucky Education Reform Act (KERA). Although there are comprehensive, ongoing assessment procedures for Kentucky principals and superintendents, there are no state-level…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Department Heads, Educational Administration, High Schools
1968
This phase of the nationwide study of vocational education was conducted to investigate factors which might be associated with differences in perceptions of state administration by selected groups. The role of the state agency of vocational-technical education was defined in terms of leadership, regulation, and involvement of appropriate groups in…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Geographic Regions, Leadership, National Surveys
