Ambiguity and Abrupt Transitions in the Department Chairperson's Role.

Bennett, John B.

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ERIC Number: EJ278199

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1982

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Ambiguity and Abrupt Transitions in the Department Chairperson's Role.

Bennett, John B.

Educational Record, v63 n4 p53-56 Fall 1982

Discussed is the ambiguity chairpersons feel because they are neither faculty members nor regular administrators but are expected to represent both sets of interests. Institutional support is seen as necessary to the former chairperson's successful readjustment to faculty life. (MLW)

Descriptors: Administrator Role, College Administration, College Faculty, Department Heads, Higher Education, Personnel Management, Role Conflict, Role Perception, Vocational Adjustment, Work Environment

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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