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ERIC Number: EJ586442
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1999
Pages: 8
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0194-3081
A Statewide Survey of New Department Chairs: Their Experiences and Needs in Learning Their Roles.
Smith, Albert B.; Stewart, Gloria A.
New Directions for Community Colleges, n105 p29-36 Spr 1999
States that role-socialization theory is a useful framework for understanding the experiences of new department chairs and for meeting their professional-development needs. Describes the approaches used by 59 chairs in Texas to learn their new jobs, and illustrates the need for formalized chair-training programs. Contains 11 references. (VWC)
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Administrator Role, Community Colleges, Department Heads, Leadership Responsibility, Leadership Training, Middle Management, Professional Development, Socialization, Two Year Colleges
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Subscription Department, 111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030-5774. Tel: 800-825-7550; Tel: 201-748-6645; Fax: 201-748-6021; e-mail: subinfo@wiley.com; Web site: http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/browse/?type=JOURNAL
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: N/A
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Texas