Socialization of the Academic Chairperson: A Typology of Communication Dimensions.

Staton-Spicer, Ann Q.; Spicer, Christopher H.

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ERIC Number: EJ350668

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Publication Date: 1987

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Socialization of the Academic Chairperson: A Typology of Communication Dimensions.

Staton-Spicer, Ann Q.; Spicer, Christopher H.

Educational Administration Quarterly, v23 n1 p41-64 Feb 1987

Describes a typology of communication dimensions used by academic chairpersons in the early stages of the socialization process. Four new chairpersons were interviewed, and four functions of communication (informative, integrative, regulative, and innovative) guided data gathering in researching the link between communicator and role socialization. Included are 75 references. (WTH)

Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, Administrators, Communication Research, Communication Skills, Culture, Department Heads, Higher Education, Language Typology, Organizational Theories, Role Perception, Socialization

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Audience: Administrators; Practitioners

Language: English

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