Higher education governance today is a complex endeavor that demands dynamic, creative, and thoughtful communication, actions, and leadership. Given the continually diminishing level of state funding for higher education, leaders at all levels should be equipped to generate and lobby for funds internally (within their university) and externally…

This study assesses the vocational education courses given in schools of physical education and sport at Turkish universities and their use in the life of professionals. This study investigates 55 male and 25 female participants, aged 24 to 49, randomly selected from among the physical education and sport teachers in government and private schools…

This article discusses the need for chairs to recognize the changing and interconnected nature of postmodern times by engaging with policy makers, politics, and coalitions in this age of supercomplexity. Chairing a kinesiology department is a rewarding and complex position fraught with uncertainty; nevertheless, tolerating and planning for…

Dr Fritz Duras was the first director of a department of physical education in an Australian university. He had a significant influence on the development of the field of physical education in Australia and his legacy is honoured at each biennial ACHPER conference with the Fritz Duras memorial lecture. Recently, the Graduate School of Education at…

This feature includes four articles, three of which present arguments for alternative titles for the field of physical education: Movement Science, Kinesiology, and Exercise and Sport Science. The fourth article discusses the genesis, organization, and current philosophy and purpose of the Exercise Science Department at the University of…

This study analyzed current name trends in higher education physical education, identified the rate of these name changes, sought to determine if a common name is reaching consensus within the profession, and summarized the perceived advantages or disadvantages for changing or retaining current names. (IAH)

Data is presented from a survey of 144 health, physical education, recreation and dance (HPERD) administrators from small (under 10,000) institutions of higher learning. Data is included on experiential and academic background, comparative values placed on selected management areas, and time devoted to these areas. (IAH)

Data is presented from a survey of 614 4-year institutions regarding departmental name changes in physical education, health, recreation, and dance. Emerging trends are discussed, and implications regarding the future of the profession are drawn. (IAH)

Responses from 138 college physical education department chairpersons were analyzed in this study which identifies contemporary and all-time notable physical educators to determine if the shift from a personalistic to a naturalistic professional evolution is pronounced. Findings support the contention that a trend towards specialization exists…

This article recommends to dance faculty several steps to take in order to obtain equal status for dance with other physical education departments at colleges and universities. (IAH)

Examines how chairpersons of physical education departments in North American universities identify and manage their marginal faculty members, in the context of an exploratory model suggested by O'Reilly and Wietz (1980). Up to 15% of faculty members are perceived as being nonproductive or marginal, but very few are ever dismissed. Proposes some…

Based on the view that there is a relationship between faculty and administrator perceptions of administrator role and perceived success of the administrator, this study looked at two correlations: (1) the correlation between faculty perceptions and administrator perceptions of the administrator role and (2) the correlation between faculty…

This paper presents remarks on the future of the physical education profession by William F. Stier (State University of New York, Brockport), Pamela A. Milchrist (California State University, Sacramento), and Sy Kleinman (Ohio State University). Stier presented the "conservative" view that the field was doing well, that only fine tuning…

Independent and affiliated models are two different types of administrative organization in college athletic departments. An independent athletic department is a conglomerate of smaller units, of varying size, which are in competition with each other for limited resources, institutional recognition, and public acclaim. The primary purpose of an…

The results of a survey of 144 physical education and athletic programs in colleges and universities enrolling fewer than 2,501 students are presented in this report. The survey's objectives were to examine the scope of physical education and athletic programs and to ascertain current policies, practices, and procedures used in the administration,…