The purpose of this study was to examine the Bolman and Deal leadership orientation preferred by academic department chairs (ADCs) of Educational Leadership or Administration programs at member colleges and universities of the University Council for Educational Administration (UCEA). A secondary purpose of the study was to examine how the…

Objective: A formative survey of psychiatry departments 25 years ago showed strong and valued relationships between these departments and state hospitals. The authors sought to evaluate the extent of present-day collaborative relationships. Methods: A repeat of a similar survey was sent in 2005 to 119 chairs of departments of psychiatry. Results:…

This article explores the concept of academic receivership in U.S. colleges and universities. Academic receivership occurs when control of an academic department or program is removed from the faculty and an outside chair is put in place by the college or university administration. A literature review is supplemented by a small survey to assess…

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine professional leadership experiences of college deans of education with formal and informal mentoring in the course of their career progression at 4-year nonprofit private colleges and universities in California. Methodology: Using a mixed-methods approach that emphasized the qualitative data…

Many university departments provide public engagement activities, often referred to as "outreach" to school students, their teachers and other members of the public. It is less common for University Departments to run activities for their employees let alone the children of these employees. This paper looks at the value put on an…

A 1975 study of decision-making in three university departments was designed to generate theory about the decision-making process in academic departments. The primary method of data collection was semistructured interviews with faculty members. Results show that members of the three departments shared general professional norms of: (1) individual…

Identifies real costs and benefits involved in becoming a university department chairperson. Concludes that, although rewards of salary and influence may be significant, costs of time lost to research and leisure pursuits are also great. (Author/DB)

Summarizes a survey of the bulletins about graduate programs in English at 20 universities in the Northeast, the Midwest and the South to determine whether they wanted promising Black students or were opening their doors to a few students of exceptional attainment. (Author/JM)

Investigates the effect of graduate program rank on success in the job market of Ph.D. job candidates for economics departments at three state universities. Reports a positive return for program rank in relation to (1) the number of interviews obtained and (2) initial salaries for the candidates. (CMK)

Examines the impact of the voluntary national standards on college and university music teacher education curricula using a mail questionnaire. Reviews the qualitative and quantitative data from the survey. The data generally show that the higher the school enrollment, the more likely the national standards would be implemented. (CMK)

Offers an economics-based explanation for grade divergence, hypothesizing that departments manage enrollments by "pricing" their courses with grading standards commensurate with the market benefits of their courses as measured by expected incomes. Analyzes grade divergence using a survey of college graduates by the National Center for Education…

A survey questionnaire designed to investigate hiring practices was mailed to 118 foreign language departments of U.S. colleges and universities that advertised fulltime teaching positions in the "Chronicle of Higher Education" from September 1979 to June 1980. Of the 85 returns, 69 responses met the requirements of the study and were used in the…

Faculty at a state university were asked how they felt about the workload survey administered on campus and whether the NCHEMS' factors were related to their acceptance of the survey. Results upheld one NCHEMS relationship: that a positive attitude toward a survey is related to perceived value of the data for allocating faculty resources and…

Quality assurance is an important subject in modern universities. After discussing several theoretical aspects of quality and quality assurance, the authors conclude that the care taken by heads of academic departments or directors of academic schools in the process of quality assurance may be regarded as one of the key elements of ensuring good…