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Who Has the Role of Building in Incentives?
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Bevan, John M. – New Directions for Higher Education, 1985
The potential roles of department heads, deans, and faculty development directors in guiding and monitoring the effective delivery of faculty incentives are outlined, and key factors in facilitating and inhibiting vitality and signs of increased vitality are listed. (MSE)
Descriptors: Administrator Role, College Faculty, Deans, Department Heads
Differences in Arranging Faculty Development through Deans and Chairs.
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Boice, Robert – Research in Higher Education, 1985
Introduction of faculty development programs into a university through department chairs and deans rather than faculty found deans to respond with more emotional distance but greater readiness to conceptualize applications and make helpful arrangements. Chairpersons generally reacted more defensively, discounting faculty problems or the…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Change Strategies, Comparative Analysis, Deans
Faculty Development: What about Administrators?
Loheyde, Katherine Jones – Improving College and University Teaching, 1982
Two problems for academic deans in getting faculty involved in faculty development are motivating teachers and ensuring receptive participation. Active administrator commitment is essential, and participation can be encouraged by laying groundwork carefully, actively promoting concern for good teaching, appointing a department contact person for…
Descriptors: Academic Deans, Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Role, Attitude Change
Deans' Managerial Skills: What They Need and What They Bring to a Job.
Sagaria, Mary Ann D.; Krotseng, Marsha V. – Journal of the College and University Personnel Association, 1986
Results of a survey of college deans concerning their educational background and job characteristics and the relationship between career experiences and current job functions are reported and discussed. (MSE)
Descriptors: Administrator Qualifications, College Administration, Curriculum Development, Deans
Dean's Grant Projects: Challenge and Change in Teacher Education.
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Sharp, Bert L., Ed. – 1982
Dean's Grant Projects (DGPs) provided both the financial impetus for adapting teacher education programs to meet the challenges of mainstreaming handicapped students into regular classrooms and the arena for the discussion of different approaches to the institution of necessary changes. This book presents 13 papers written by educators experienced…
Descriptors: Academic Deans, Administrator Attitudes, Change Strategies, Curriculum Development
Partners in Education: How Colleges Can Work with Schools To Improve Teaching and Learning.
Gross, Theodore L. – 1988
Ways are described for college deans and administrators to take the lead in bringing together colleges, local school districts, businesses, and community organizations to provide innovative educational and professional development programs. An introductory overview of the origins and goals of educational partnerships describes such projects as the…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Career Counseling, College Administration, College School Cooperation
Enhancing Departmental Leadership: The Roles of the Chairperson.
Bennett, John B., Ed.; Figuli, David J., Ed. – 1990
A collection of essays is presented, primarily taken from a quarterly newsletter titled "The Department Advisor." The essays include: "A Few Suggestions to New Department Chairs" (Artin Arslanian); "Chairing the Small Department" (Robert Wolverton); "Common and Uncommon Concerns: The Complex Role of the Community College Department Chair" (Myrna…
Descriptors: Academic Deans, Administrator Role, College Administration, College Planning