Academic leadership
Subtitle: a practical guide to chairing the department
By: Deryl R. Leaming.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Anker Pub. Co.
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Bolton, Mass
Language: eng
Number of pages: 491
ISBN-13: 9781933371177
Subjects: Departmental chairmen (Universities) -- United States -- Handbooks, manuals, etc; Universities and colleges -- United States -- Departments -- Administration; Educational leadership -- United States
Genres: Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Leadership; title: Advice for new chairpersons; title: Seven habits of successful chairpersons; title: Providing leadership; title: Duties and responsibilities of chairpersons; title: Timesaving tips for effective chairpersons; title: Communicating; title: Department; title: Developing a departmental vision; title: Improving your department; title: Developing outcome assessment programs; title: Managing change; title: Building and maintaining morale; title: Managing conflict; title: Working with constituents; title: Working with your dean; title: Dealing with curriculum matters; title: Conducting effective meetings; title: Budget and financial management; title: Legal issues; title: Avoiding legal problems; title: Understanding sexual harassment and the Americans with Disabilities Act; title: Faculty; title: Recruiting and hiring faculty; title: Retaining, mentoring, and terminating faculty; title: Strategies for faculty development; title: Evaluating faculty performance; title: Handling promotion and tenure issues; title: Dealing with chronic low achievers; title: Dealing with difficult faculty; title: Students; title: Recruiting and retaining students; title: Dealing with emotional and disrespectful student behavior; title: Looking ahead; title: Moving up the administrative ladder; title: Where do you go from here?; title: Appendixes.