The life cycle of a department chair
By: [editors] Walter H. Gmelch, John H. Schuh.
Contributors: Gmelch, Walter H.; Schuh, John H.
Series: New directions for higher education -- no. 126; New directions for higher education -- no. 126.
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
Published: 2004
Place of publication: San Francisco
Language: eng
Number of pages: 96
Subjects: Departmental chairmen (Universities) -- United States
Notes: "Summer 2004."

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Who becomes a chair? -- James B. Carroll, Mimi Wolverton; title: Socializing new chairs -- Jerry R. Thomas, John H. Schuh -- The; title: professional development of department chairs -- Irene W.D. Hecht -- The; title: interim chair: special challenges and opportunities -- Anthony G. Rud Jr.; title: Measuring the performance of the chair -- Judy Nichols Mitchell -- The; title: department chair's balancing acts -- Walter H. Gmelch; title: The end of the reign: department chair no more -- Earl Smith.