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Peer reviewedMcDonald, Rod; Boud, David – Higher Education Management, 1989
Australia's training programs for academic department heads are examined in relation to the tradition of academic staff development, the changing nature of department heads' responsibilities, and increased concerns about the effectiveness of institutional management. It is suggested that training programs be one element in a comprehensive…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, College Administration, Department Heads, Foreign Countries
Lonsdale, A. J.; Bardsley, W. N. – Journal of Tertiary Educational Administration, 1984
A survey of Australian department heads in 61 institutions examined their most important tasks and responsibilities and perceptions of professional development opportunities; the results are compared with North American studies. Three alternative strategies for meeting professional development needs are suggested and evaluated. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role, College Administration, Department Heads
Hill, Peter – 1977
Because more Western Australian students are now completing years 11 and 12 and because many of these students are not interested in the traditional college entrance program, a growing number of schools are offering alternative programs. These programs are extremely diverse across the state and may be either prevocational or general, may contain…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Foreign Countries, Nontraditional Education, Prevocational Education
Download full textMatthews, Jill Julius; Broom, Dorothy – Australian Universities' Review, 1991
This article recounts the origin, in 1976, of the Women's Studies Program at the Australian National University, the lack of administrative support received by the program, and its current declining status. Stressed are the difficulties such an interdisciplinary program faces at an institution organized on traditional departmental lines. (DB)
Descriptors: Departments, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Institutional Administration
Peer reviewedMatthews, Robin J. – Journal of Staff Development, 1993
Data obtained from the Change Facilitators Stages of Concern Questionnaire were used in the Philippines to select content in a one-month staff development program for department heads. The training program was strongly influenced by participants' concerns. The article describes the change facilitator stages of concern. (SM)
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Department Heads, Educational Change, Educational Improvement
Mageean, Pauline – 1987
Interviews intended to discover the best ways of meeting the continuing education needs of senior Technical and Further Education (TAFE) staff were conducted with 250 individuals from 17 TAFE colleges throughout Australia. The study population consisted of principals, deputy principals, department heads, and heads of schools who spend 50 percent…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Adult Education, College Faculty, Department Heads
