Interest Groups and the Department Chairperson: The Exertion of Influence in the Large Public University.

Whitson, Linda J.; Hubert, Frank W. R.

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Publication Date: 1982

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Interest Groups and the Department Chairperson: The Exertion of Influence in the Large Public University.

Whitson, Linda J.; Hubert, Frank W. R.

Journal of Higher Education, v53 n2 p163-76 Mar-Apr 1982

A study reveals that influence is shared between department chairpersons and various interest groups, primarily within the university itself. Faculty are perceived by department chairpersons as the major group with whom influence is shared. Department chairpersons' misconceptions concerning university functioning need to be identified. (Author/MLW)

Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Role, College Administration, College Faculty, Department Heads, Higher Education, Influences, Power Structure, State Universities, Surveys, Teacher Administrator Relationship

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Language: English

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