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Competencies for Department Chairpersons: Myths and Realities.
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Jennerich, Edward J. – Liberal Education, 1981
Results of a national survey in which college department chairpersons ranked the competencies they thought necessary for their positions are presented. Chairpersons, regardless of discipline or department or institution size, agree on needed skills that can be the basis of an effective professional development program. (MSE)
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Education, Administrator Qualifications
Three in Four Department Heads Are Found to Stress Teaching in Faculty Hiring.
Mooney, Carolyn J. – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1990
Statistics on the relative importance of teaching and research were among the findings of a nationwide survey of 2,423 university department chairmen. Some of the findings of the survey on institutional policies covered: the overall faculty, academic rank, tenure systems, limits on tenured faculty, employee benefits, collective bargaining, etc.…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Characteristics, Administrators, College Faculty
Pay and Benefits of Leaders at 475 Private Colleges and Universities: A Survey.
Chronicle of Higher Education, 1998
Based on data from tax forms, information is given on the 1996-97 institutional expenditures and income, presidential pay (1995-96 and 1996-97), 1996-97 fringe benefits, and pay and benefits of several other administrators at 475 private colleges and universities. (MSE)
Descriptors: Administrators, College Presidents, Compensation (Remuneration), Department Heads
The Responsibilities of and Compensations for Being a Department Chair: Findings from the MLA's 1989-90 Survey of Foreign Language Programs.
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Huber, Bettina J. – ADFL Bulletin, 1994
Findings from the Modern Language Association survey, based on returns from 598 2- and 4-year colleges, are reported. Factors affecting department chairs' conditions of service and perquisites were found to be the presence of a union; levels of instruction offered; number of students; number of languages offered; and faculty size. (Contains two…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, College Environment, College Second Language Programs, Community Colleges
Association of Chairmen of Departments of Physiology Annual Questionnaire Results.
Jewell, Laura A.; Frazier, Donald T. – Physiologist, 1987
Reports findings from the 1986 annual survey of activities of university departments of physiology in the United States and Canada. Presents data on faculty numbers and salaries, pre- and postdoctoral trainees, training support, and research grants. Also includes membership statistics of the American Physiological Society. (ML)
Descriptors: College Science, Department Heads, Foreign Countries, Graduate Medical Education
Rating of Scholarly Journals by Chairpersons in the Social Sciences.
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Nelson, T. M.; And Others – Research in Higher Education, 1983
Ratings of scholarly journals by department heads in seven disciplines (anthropology, economics, geography, history, philosophy, political science, sociology) are presented by journal title, and criteria and methods for assessing journal quality and visibility are examined. Possible use of such information in institutional personnel decisions is…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Anthropology, Classification, Department Heads