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Autore |
Dettmar Kevin J. H. <1958-> |
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Titolo |
How to Chair a Department / / Kevin Dettmar |
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Baltimore, Maryland : , : Johns Hopkins University Press, , [2022] |
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©2022 |
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[First edition.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (200 pages) |
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Collana |
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Higher Ed Leadership Essentials Series |
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Soggetti |
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College department heads - United States |
Universities and colleges - United States - Departments |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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. |
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"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 |
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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."-- |
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