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Peer reviewedMeeks, Lynn; Hult, Christine – WPA: Writing Program Administration, 1998
Describes how co-mentoring functions in the administration of the Writing Program at Utah State University, where administrative responsibilities are shared by eight people. Outlines specific systemic roles held by those involved. Argues that co-mentoring administration is enhanced through communication and various electronic media. (SR)
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Effectiveness, Administrator Role, Higher Education
Peer reviewedAnson, Chris M.; Rutz, Carol – WPA: Writing Program Administration, 1998
Surveys past graduate-student administrators (now in professional and academic careers) involved in the consensus-based management system of a composition program. Finds that such involvement exposed graduate students to the most challenging aspects of university life, in all its political, structural, and interpersonal complexity; and was central…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Cooperative Planning, English Departments, Graduate Students
Peer reviewedFitzgerald, Sallyanne H. – WPA: Writing Program Administration, 1998
Describes frictions inherent in the decision-making process at a California community college, where shared governance is both clearly defined and mandated. Discusses responsibility versus consultation and offers two successful examples (regarding the writing center and the basic writing program) in which faculty were involved in the decision and…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Effectiveness, Administrator Role
