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Download full textWaggaman, John S. – Administrator's Update, 1984
Factors reported to be important in the design, implementation, and evaluation of professional development programs for department chairs are described. Attention is also directed to results from a goal-focused evaluation of the 6-year-old program to train new department heads in the nine state universities of Florida, a program that is being…
Descriptors: Department Heads, Higher Education, Inservice Education, Management Development
Peer reviewedBostad, Randi – Higher Education Management, 1989
The University of Trondheim's Norwegian Institute of Technology has redesigned its training program for deans and department heads to enhance the jobs' attractiveness, provide training opportunities, reduce problems of re-integration into the academic career, and introduce professional development talks by department heads with all staff. (MSE)
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Education, College Administration, Deans
Peer reviewedMiddlehurst, Robin – Higher Education Management, 1989
A project to develop and evaluate a leadership program for department heads and a series of leadership seminars for more senior administrators is described. The project included comparison of approaches to leadership training in this and other fields. (MSE)
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Administrators, College Administration, Deans
Waggaman, John S. – 1982
The design and results of a program evaluation of the Department Chairpersons Project in Florida are examined. The objective of the 1982 project was to design and test a model for planned change in higher education using Florida's university chairs. After presenting the history of the project, the following major project goals are described:…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Change Strategies, Deans, Department Heads
