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Peer reviewedMcLaughlin, Gerald W.; And Others – Research in Higher Education, 1975
Chairmen at 38 state and land-grant institutions were found to be involved in three major roles: academic (duties of student involvement and research), which they enjoy; administrative, which requires the majority of time and is less desirable; and leadership (related to academic personnel and program development), which is a major satisfaction.…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role, Administrators
Peer reviewedMcLaughlin, Gerald W.; Montgomery, James R. – New Directions for Institutional Research, 1976
A model from the occupational sociology literature is used to examine how the interactions of the environmental characteristics of academic departments and the personal characteristics of chairmen are related to the job satisfaction and career intentions of chairmen. (LBH)
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, College Faculty, Department Heads, Departments
Peer reviewedSmart, John C.; McLaughlin, Gerald W. – Research in Higher Education, 1974
Findings suggest that Holland's theory of vocational choice can assist in the interpretation of goal priorities within the academic community. Suggestions indicate how this theory might be employed by university administrators and in subsequent research on the administration of academic departments and the roles of their chairmen. (Editor/PG)
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Career Choice, Departments, Educational Administration
Peer reviewedSmart, John C.; McLaughlin, Gerald W. – Research in Higher Education, 1978
Examined are the specific differences in the salary reward structures of eight clusters of academic disciplines included in Biglan's three-dimensional model of the academic profession. A total of 1,320 faculty at a large research university responded to the Faculty Activity Analysis questionnaire regarding the time spent in 11 categories of…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Departments, Higher Education, Intellectual Disciplines
Download full textMcLaughlin, Gerald W.; And Others – 1982
Differences in instructional workload between men and women college faculty were studied at a large, land-grant university. The following variables were investigated: number of weighted student credit hours, number of sections taught, number of different courses taught, and didactic hours by level of course. Because the faculty members varied in…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, College Credits, College Faculty, Comparative Analysis
