THE PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS, PROFESSIONAL PREPARATION AND LEADERSHIP STYLE OF HEAD ADMINISTRATORS OF NURSING PROGRAMS AT TWO- AND FOUR-YEAR INSTITUTIONS ACCREDITED BY THE SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES AND SCHOOLS AND BY THE NATIONAL LEAGUE FOR NURSING.
Contributors: University of South Carolina.
Published: 1988
Number of pages: 125
Subjects: Health Sciences, Nursing.; Health Sciences, Education.
Description: This study investigated the similarities and differences between the personal characteristics and professional preparation of head administrators of nursing programs at two- and four-year institutions of higher education and the leadership style of these head administrators, as perceived by faculty at their respective institutions. The population consisted of 194 head administrators of nursing programs and their respective faculty members at institutions accredited by both the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, and the National League for Nursing. One hundred and twelve of the institutions offered two-year programs, and 82 offered four-year programs.

Two questionnaires were used to collect the data. The questionnaire mailed to head administrators was designed to investigate their professional preparation. The Leader Behavior Questionnaire, developed by the Ohio State University Personnel Research Board, was sent to faculty members to determine their perception of the leadership style of their respective head administrator.

This study has added to the current knowledge of higher education by describing the professional preparation and leadership style, as perceived by faculty, of the head administrators of two- and four-year nursing programs accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and the National League for Nursing. The findings of this study should be helpful to individuals who plan to become, or are preparing to become, head administrators of nursing programs at two- and four-year institutions. They should also be helpful to boards of trustees, presidents of institutions and search committees in the establishment of criteria for selecting head administrators for nursing programs.
Notes: Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 50-03, Section: B, page: 0903.

Thesis (PH.D.)--UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1988.

School code: 0202.