Chairing the Academic Department - Tapa dura

Third edition of a handbook for the academic administrator promoted from the faculty ranks with little administrative skill or know-how. Provides an depth examination of the typical duties and responsibilities of a department chair that covers an awful lot of ground: from curriculum management to co

The preeminent study of this key role in college and university administration, this book is also a systematic guide to developing competency in leadership, planning, and management for all department or division heads. It is designed to define the primary issues faced by department chairs and to spur chairpersons to analyze their own departments and generate solutions to common problems. New to the third edition are discussions on affirmative action, getting and surviving the job, improving the quality of teaching, and coping with assessment and evaluation.