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Armstrong, Denise E.; Woloshyn, Vera E. – Canadian Journal of Higher Education, 2017
The department chair is a complex middle-management position located at the organizational fulcrum between faculty and senior administration. This qualitative study sought to develop a deeper understanding of chairs' experiences when enacting their dual roles as managers and scholars. Using a basic interpretative study design, we interviewed 10…
Descriptors: Department Heads, Ambiguity (Context), Conflict, Barriers
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Wright, Tarah; Horst, Naomi – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2013
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine how a cohort of university faculty leaders in Canadian universities conceptualize sustainable development, sustainable universities, the role universities play in achieving a sustainable future, key issues facing the university, and the barriers to implementing sustainability initiatives on campus.…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Foreign Countries, Sustainable Development, Sustainability