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The Essentials for New Department Chairs

The Department Chair, Band 19 1. Aufl.

von: Carolyn Allard
9,99 €
Verlag:	Wiley
Format:	PDF
Veröffentl.:	30.09.2011
ISBN/EAN:	9781118196724
Sprache:	englisch
Anzahl Seiten:	109

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As a new department chair, you face many challenges?chief among them that you likely received little or no formal training in academic leadership. You may feel that you face these challenges alone, but in fact a wealth of information and time-tested techniques have been collected over the years from experienced academic administrators. For the first time, this booklet brings together some of the best guidance and strategies that have appeared in The Department Chair, resulting in a collection that is highly relevant to a new chair?s work. The advice contained in these pages can help you build the skills necessary to successfully lead your department. This booklet is full of practical advice that can be put to use immediately, and each article is concisely written so you won?t have to spend valuable time searching for a solution or technique. Whether you?re looking for information on how to work more effectively with your dean, how to better manage your time, how to conduct successful department meetings, or how to best facilitate change, this booklet will help?it covers all these topics and more, from the basics to the specifics. This booklet is structured to provide guidance in four critical areas: chair as leader, getting started, managing conflict, and helping faculty and students thrive. The articles were selected to provide you with timely, comprehensive information. They detail effective practice and represent the best, most innovative thinking on topics and situations you will regularly encounter. This essential resource will become your personal guide as you navigate the responsibilities of your new role as department chair.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction 1 Chair as Leader Learning to Lead 2 by Anne V. Massaro The Essentials of Chairing Academic Departments 8 by N. Douglas Lees, David J. Malik, and Guatam Vemuri When Leadership Precedes Tenure: Advice for Untenured Chairs 14 by Jeffrey L. Buller Leading Departmental Change: Techniques for Positive Impact 19 by Joseph P. Linskey Coexisting with a Former Chair 25 by Jeffrey L. Buller Working Effectively with the Dean 30 by David J. Malik and N. Douglas Lees Getting Started Time Management for More Effective Results 36 by George Crandell Managing Tight Budgets 41 by Mary Lou Higgerson and Barry McCauliff Conducting a Department Meeting: The Facilitator Chair 45 by Christopher O. Lynch The Top Ten Things a Dean Wishes Chairs Would Remember 49 by William Richardson Managing Conflict The Chair's Role in Resolving Departmental Conflict 55 by David Matz Strategies for Managing Difficult Personalities 62 by Harry Petersen Legal Issues in Dealing with Challenging Colleagues 66 by Barbara A. Lee Mediating in the Academic Bully Culture: The Chair's Responsibility to Faculty and Graduate Students 71 by Barbara M. De Luca and Darla J. Twale Helping Faculty and Students Thrive Building Faculty Resilience: The Key to Successful Change in the Academic Department 78 by Cynthia Schubert-Irastorza and Suzanne Evans Creating Time and Space for Faculty Reflection, Risk-Taking, and Renewal 83 by Deborah Chang Lechuga and Roger G. Baldwin Mending a Fractured Department: Strategies for New Chairs 89 by Randall McClure Administrator as Interposer: Helicopter Parents Versus Alleged Malevolent Professors 95 by H. W. Elmore Student Recruitment and Retention and Faculty Professional Development 100 by Katherine Frank, Maureen Murphy, William Withers, and Winnie Yu