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| Clearing House | 13 |
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| Journal Articles | 7 |
| Guides - Non-Classroom | 3 |
| Opinion Papers | 3 |
| Reports - Research | 3 |
| Guides - Classroom - Teacher | 1 |
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| Practitioners | 2 |
| Administrators | 1 |
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| Canada | 1 |
| Pennsylvania | 1 |
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Peer reviewedTracy, Saundra J. – Clearing House, 1993
Considers the position of the subject area supervisor. Reports on a survey of the characteristics of these positions as they are found in the school districts of Pennsylvania. Assesses the potential for the continuation of the positions in the districts surveyed. (HB)
Descriptors: Department Heads, Departments, Educational Research, Instructional Leadership
Peer reviewedThorum, Reho F. – Clearing House, 1969
Descriptors: Administrators, Coordinators, Department Heads, Departments
Peer reviewedBeck, William R.; Rosenberger, David S. – Clearing House, 1971
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Administrators, Department Heads
Peer reviewedKeedy, John L.; Robbins, Alan Dale – Clearing House, 1993
Argues that high school department chairs should relate collegially, not administratively, with teachers. Advocates teacher collegial groups (TCGs) as a productive strategy for setting collegial department norms. Offers research findings on TCGs in school settings. (SR)
Descriptors: Department Heads, High Schools, Teacher Administrator Relationship
Peer reviewedGeils, Kenneth – Clearing House, 1973
Article considered the functions of the department chairman. (RK)
Descriptors: Administrators, Curriculum Development, Department Heads, School Districts
Peer reviewedRundall, Richard A. – Clearing House, 1981
The author provides the regular teacher, the department head, and the principal with tips for helping the substitute teacher. (SJL)
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Department Heads, Guidelines, Secondary Education
Peer reviewedKoehler, Michael – Clearing House, 1994
Offers 10 suggestions for department chairs in dealing with faculty. (SR)
Descriptors: Department Heads, Higher Education, Instructional Leadership, Secondary Education
Peer reviewedWrigg, William – Clearing House, 1972
Refutes the charge that departmental chairman are not needed in the new educational design." (Editor)
Descriptors: Administrative Change, Administrative Organization, Department Heads, Supervisor Qualifications
Peer reviewedLunetta, Vincent N. – Clearing House, 1972
Author suggests situations that stress the critical incident method for stimulating quality teaching. (Author/RK)
Descriptors: Department Heads, Educational Strategies, Inservice Education, Inservice Teacher Education
Peer reviewedKonet, Richard J. – Clearing House, 1989
Notes the difficulty high school principals face in selecting and placing department chairpersons. Describes a Rutgers University research program that investigated the problem and discusses the implications of the study for principals and department chairpersons. Presents a model for selecting chairpersons based upon task-oriented and…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Administrator Selection, Department Heads, Educational Research
Peer reviewedBowman, Richard F., Jr. – Clearing House, 2002
Argues that secondary and post secondary academic department chairs are both managers and leaders whose real work is to manage conversational inquiry that engages others in creating possibilities, breakthroughs, and a sustainable future for their common enterprise. Describes leadership capabilities demanded by this work; well-honed communication…
Descriptors: Administrator Effectiveness, Administrator Role, Department Heads, Leadership
Peer reviewedBerger, Richard A.; And Others – Clearing House, 1975
The article outlines one recent attempt at remodeling a high school program at Sachem High School, in a rural suburban setting in western Suffolk County. The objective here was to develop a student-oriented educational program responsive to the needs of students while preserving the best talents of the teaching force. (Author/RK)
Descriptors: Department Heads, Educational Background, Educational Planning, Flexible Scheduling
Peer reviewedO'Neill, G. Patrick; Brusutti, Joseph E. – Clearing House, 1989
Reports a survey of three small school systems in Ontario, Canada, which asked whether term appointments to secondary school department headships would improve staff morale, opportunities for professional growth, and school curriculum. (SR)
Descriptors: Contracts, Department Heads, Foreign Countries, High Schools
