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Research Administration Reconsidered.
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Hansen, Stephen L; Shisler, Clifford – Research Management Review, 1992
The role of the university research administrator has evolved from that of "mediator-expeditor" among faculty, university, and sponsor to that of regulator of the grants process. This has had a significant impact on the kinds of research administration jobs available, characteristics of research administrators, and nature and content of…
Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Role, Conferences, Employment Opportunities
Managing Change: How Managers Describe Their Roles and Concerns.
Watkins, Karen – 1982
Despite considerable federal support for educational innovations, few innovations persist beyond the period of federal funding. The non-persistence and premature termination of so many innovations make it desirable to determine managerial strategies that may work to ensure that innovations believed to make a difference in solving educational…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Role, Adoption (Ideas)
Social Style as a Key to Managing up in University Research Administration.
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Darling, John R.; Hensley, Oliver D. – Journal of the Society of Research Administrators, 1986
Analysis of administrators' social styles is discussed according to behavior theory. The analysis can be used as a tool for research administrators to use in gaining acceptance of innovative ideas at higher administrative levels. (MSE)
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Role, Behavior Theories
Managing by the Golden Rule: Don't Do It!
Perreault, Gerri – Campus Activities Programming, 1996
Student activities administrators are offered guidelines for managing others, including being aware of assumptions about working with others; acknowledging that people's views, preferences, and needs do not always coincide with one's own; learning about staff's individual differences and preferences; engaging in dialog; paying attention to…
Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Role, Attitudes, Decision Making
The Grants Office: Organizational Alternatives within the University Structure.
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Walsh, Donald E. – Journal of the Society of Research Administrators, 1986
The self-imposed external evaluation of a university grants office is reported, including discussions of the office's and administrator's roles, comparison with similar-sized institutions and programs, the review process, and its results. (MSE)
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Role, Comparative Analysis
Effective Administration of an ESL Program.
Pennington, Martha C. – 1984
Robert Katz's model of the effective administrator, based on essential technical, human, and conceptual skills, offers a useful framework for the administrator of a program in English as a second language (ESL). The technical, human, and conceptual skills specific to the ESL program environment are outlined and illustrated, and Katz's estimation…
Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Education, Administrator Role, Concept Formation
Language Coordinators Resource Kit. Section One: The Role of the Language Coordinator.
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Peace Corps, Washington, DC. Information Collection and Exchange Div. – 1998
The guide is one section of a resource kit designed to assist Peace Corps language instruction coordinators in countries around the world in understanding the principles underlying second language learning and teaching and in organizing instructional programs. An introductory chapter gives an overview of the guide, provides guidance to the…
Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Effectiveness, Administrator Role, Job Analysis
Resources Available to Department Chairs.
Lynch, David M.; Bowker, Lee H. – 1985
Resources available to department chairs from the following sources are described: the department's discipline; the national higher education community; the local institution; and the chair's own skills, background, roles, and structural placement within the organization. The use of these resources to deal with common problems faced by chairs is…
Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, Consultation Programs, Department Heads, Departments
A New Look at Managing the Small College Advancement Program.
Willmer, Wesley K. – 1987
Information about advancement programs at 190 small colleges is provided, with attention to recruitment/admissions, executive management, institutional relations, alumni, and fund raising. The 190 colleges, which responsed to a survey of members of the Council of Independent Colleges, are described according to enrollment size, geographic…
Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, Alumni, Budgets, College Admission
Institutionalizing Music: The Administration of Music Programs in Higher Education.
Miller, Rodney E. – 1993
This book addresses the administration of music programs in institutions of higher education and the roles, responsibilities, and interactions of students, faculty and administrators. Chapter I looks at music departments and music education as a bureaucratic enterprise. It reviews trends in American higher education and its forms and argues for…
Descriptors: Administrative Principles, Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Guides, Administrator Responsibility
A Guide for the Professional Development of the State Vocational Education Supervisor. Competency-Based Vocational Education Administrator Module Series.
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Ohio State Univ., Columbus. National Center for Research in Vocational Education. – 1988
This guide is intended to assist in the development of competency-based programs for the professional development of vocational education supervisors working at the state level. The first part, which is based on a nationwide study of the competencies needed by state supervisors of vocational education, deals with the key characteristics of…
Descriptors: Administrative Principles, Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Responsibility, Competency Based Education
The Practical Guide to Quality Child Care.
Schiller, Pam; Dyke, Patricia Carter – 2001
This guide is a comprehensive manual for administrators who manage child care facilities. The guide provides practical help with the ultimate goal of improving the quality of programs for young children and helping directors and teachers be more effective in their work. The chapters are: (1) "Qualities and Characteristics of an Effective…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Effectiveness, Administrator Guides
Solutions for Early Childhood Directors: Real Answers to Everyday Challenges.
Lee, Kathy – 2003
Noting that directors of early care and education programs face numerous challenges on a daily basis, this book is designed to provide real-world answers to common situations, in a format that directors can access immediately. The book is organized into seven chapters. Chapter 1 addresses staff-related challenges and includes a list of "how…
Descriptors: Administrative Problems, Administrator Behavior, Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Effectiveness