The department chair as academic leader / by Irene W.D. Hecht [and others].

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:American Council on Education/Oryx Press series on higher education.
Other Authors: Hecht, Irene W. D., 1932-
Language:English
Published: Phoenix, Ariz. : Oryx Press, 1999.
Series:American Council on Education/Oryx Press series on higher education.
Subjects:
College department heads > United States.
Universities and colleges > United States > Departments.
Educational leadership > United States.
Universities and colleges > United States > Administration.
Physical Description:xxii, 280 pages ; 24 cm.
Format: Book
Contents:
  • pt. 1. Roles and responsibilities: past, present, and future
  • ch. 1. Academic department: a new geography
  • ch. 2. Roles and responsibilities of department chairs
  • pt. 2. Department and its people
  • ch. 3. Chair and department members
  • ch. 4. Recruiting the department's constituents
  • ch. 5. Faculty work and workload
  • ch. 6. Developing and evaluating department members
  • pt. 3. Department and its operations
  • ch. 7. Department as a collectivity
  • ch. 8. Curriculum pedagogy, and student advising
  • ch. 9. Resource management for chairs
  • ch. 10. Strategic planning in the department
  • pt. 4. Department and the university
  • ch. 11. Chair and the dean
  • ch. 12. Legal issues for chairs
  • ch. 13. Evaluating the department
  • ch. 14. Chair and external audiences.