| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 189 pages). |
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Higher ed leadership essentials
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Higher ed leadership essentials.
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| Summary |
"A practical, accessible handbook for chairing a department. Over the course of a typical academic career, most faculty will serve at least one term as chair of a department. It's a leadership and service role that's at the very heart of faculty satisfaction and student success, yet few receive any training on how to do the job. How to Chair a Departmentis a practical, accessible handbook for new and prospective chairs, providing both principles and practices for effective departmental leadership. Based on his dozen years of chairing departments, Kevin Dettmar provides invaluable advice on: * hiring tenure-track and visiting faculty * mentoring faculty colleagues at every stage of their careers * working with staff and other departmental administrators * managing department resources and budgets * meeting the needs of students * dealing with stress and conflict * connecting the department to the larger university or college as a whole * overseeing the department's curricula * maintaining a scholarly or creative profile * preparing for career moves after chairing a department How to Chair a Departmentdemystifies this important faculty position and argues that the role of chair, though sometimes seen as a burden, can prove to be a genuine opportunity for personal and professional growth."-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Hiring faculty -- Mentoring faculty -- Representing the department to students -- Working with staff and other departmental administrators -- Managing resources -- Stewarding the department's curricula -- Highlighting the big picture in planning -- Dealing with stress and conflict -- Connecting the department to the school, college, and/or university -- Maintaining a scholarly or creative profile -- Reinventing yourself for life after chairing -- Epilogue: Department chairing and the gift of service. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
College department heads -- United States -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Universities and colleges -- United States -- Departments -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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College department heads |
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United States |
| Genre/Form |
Handbooks and manuals
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Dettmar, Kevin J. H., 1958- How to chair a department. Baltimore, Maryland : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2022 9781421445236 (DLC) 2022005040 (OCoLC)1295804809 |
| ISBN |
9781421445243 electronic book |
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1421445247 electronic book |
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9781421445236 paperback |
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