The Academic Department Chairperson: Functions and Responsibilities.

Roach, James H. L.

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Publication Date: 1976

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The Academic Department Chairperson: Functions and Responsibilities

Roach, James H. L.

Educational Record, 57, 1, 13-23, Win 76

The role and needed skills of the academic department chairman are examined: (1) planning, (2) communicating, representing, negotiating, coordinating, and facilitating functions, (3) problem solving (including committee selection), and (4) organizing and administering (including schedules and recruitment, faculty involvement, and staff development). (JT)

Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role, Administrators, College Administration, Department Heads, Departments, Higher Education, Intellectual Disciplines, Job Analysis

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