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Direct linkERIC Number: EJ805236
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2006
Pages: 10
Abstractor: As Provided
Reference Count: 15
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ISSN: ISSN-1555-4589
Turbulence, Turmoil, and Trauma: When We Can't Get along
Lugg, Catherine A.
Journal of Cases in Educational Leadership, v9 n3 p54-63 2006
This case presents an educational leader attempting to institute cultural change in a university department that has long been marked by turbulence, turmoil, and trauma. The case examines the well-intentioned efforts of the newly appointed department chair, John Nitsky, in his quest to "reculture" the department. (Contains 2 notes.)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Higher Education, Conflict, Politics of Education, Student Diversity, Department Heads, Organizational Change, Academic Rank (Professional), Teacher Administrator Relationship, Nontenured Faculty, Tenure, Faculty Workload, Collegiality, Interprofessional Relationship, Low Achievement
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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