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ERIC Number: EJ437933
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1991
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ISSN: ISSN-0361-0365
Career Paths of Department Chairs: A National Perspective.
Carroll, James B.
Research in Higher Education, v32 n6 p669-88 Dec 1991
A survey of department heads in 101 research and doctorate-granting universities investigated career movements before becoming the chair, length of tenure, first and second career moves of their predecessors in the chair, and the relationship of variables such as discipline, department size, age, gender, hiring practices, and previous administrative experience. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Administrator Qualifications, Age Differences, Career Ladders, College Faculty, Department Heads, Employment Patterns, Employment Practices, Higher Education, Intellectual Disciplines, National Surveys, Sex Differences
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Audience: Administrators; Researchers; Practitioners
Language: English
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