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"A practical, accessible handbook for chairing a department. Over the course of a typical academic career, most faculty will serve at least one term as chair of a department. It's a leadership and service role that's at the very heart of faculty satisfaction and student success, yet f...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Dettmar, Kevin J. H., 1958- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Baltimore, Maryland : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2022.
Series:Higher ed leadership essentials.
Subjects:
College department heads > United States > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Universities and colleges > United States > Departments > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Directeurs de département (Universités) > États-Unis > Guides, manuels, etc.
College department heads
United States
Handbooks and manuals
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Hiring faculty
  • Mentoring faculty
  • Representing the department to students
  • Working with staff and other departmental administrators
  • Managing resources
  • Stewarding the department's curricula
  • Highlighting the big picture in planning
  • Dealing with stress and conflict
  • Connecting the department to the school, college, and/or university
  • Maintaining a scholarly or creative profile
  • Reinventing yourself for life after chairing
  • Epilogue: Department chairing and the gift of service.

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