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Gebhardt, Richard C. – ADE Bulletin, 1991
Reviews books and articles to help the department chair enhance faculty teaching. Discusses sources on beginning a teaching-enhancement program, attitudes and teaching improvement, and resources for teaching improvement. (SR)
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Book Reviews, College English, Department Heads
Peer reviewed
Direct linkZarkesh, Maryam – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2004
The role of a department chair is difficult and complex because it requires one to be an instructor, an administrator, a leader, a manager, and a mediator simultaneously. With the present budget constraints, effective internal leadership at the department level has become indispensable for community colleges. Despite the fact that department…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Leadership, Department Heads, Higher Education
Download full textERIC Clearinghouse on Educational Management, Eugene, OR. – 1988
All the 11 publications in this annotated bibiliography explore the department head's dual role as teacher and instructional leader. Three articles characterize principals' role as managerial and recommend that primary instructional and curriculur responsibilities be delegated to department heads with clearly designated positions in the school's…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Cooperation, Curriculum Development, Department Heads
Wallace, Terry H. Smith, Comp. – 1975
With the intent of presenting significant items on the subject rather than an exhaustive listing, a thorough examination was made of entries on the role of the community college division/department chairperson catalogued over the last 11 years by Education Index, Resources in Education, Current Index to Journals in Education, and Dissertation…
Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Qualifications, Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role
Saunders, Nancy; Franklin, Bill – 1977
This annotated bibliography was prepared to aid in an exploration of the ways in which the administrative structure of an institution influences the quality of undergraduate teaching. The specific focus is on the academic department/division and the department/division chair as the crucial administrative unit and administrator. The bibliography…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Administrative Principles, Administrators, Annotated Bibliographies
ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading and Communication Skills, Urbana, IL. – 1981
This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The 24 titles deal with a variety of topics, including the following: (1) learning experiences resulting from two ways of teaching reading; (2) Right to Read competencies of urban principals as perceived by three groups in reading…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Annotated Bibliographies, Communication Skills, Department Heads
1984
This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The 22 titles deal with a variety of topics, including the following: (1) the role of the paraprofessional in the high school classroom; (2) the effectiveness of a staff development program in reading; (3) perceived characteristics…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Comparative Analysis, Department Heads, Doctoral Dissertations
