Strengthening departmental leadership : a team-building guide for chairs in colleges and universities

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Strengthening departmental leadership : a team-building guide for chairs in colleges and universities

Ann F. Lucas ; foreword by R. Eugene Rice

(The Jossey-Bass higher and adult education series)

Jossey-Bass, c1994

1st ed

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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A first-rate book, well worth reading. Ann Lucas has taken years ofresearch and reflection and distilled them into an easilyunderstood, useful volume designed to help department chairsdevelop their leadership skills. --William E. Cashin, director, Center for Faculty Evaluation andDevelopment, Kansas State University A practical guide to developing the survival skills that chairsneed in order to function as leaders and build cohesive teams indepartments.

Table of Contents

1. Strengthening Leadership at the Departmental Level. 2. Roles and Responsibilities of Chairs. 3. Leading the Academic Department. 4. Motivating, Evaluating, and Rewarding Faculty Members. 5. Supporting Effective Teaching in the Department. 6. Providing Feedback on Classroom Teaching. 7. Enhancing Commitments to Scholarship and Service. 8. Team Building Through Supportive Communication. 9. Managing Conflict. 10. Using Feedback from the Department. 11. The Dean's Role in Developing Departmental Leadership. 12. Survival Skills for Department Chairs. 13. Personal Strategies for Strengthening Leadership Effectiveness.

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