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The Department as Double Agent: The Call for Department Change and Renewal.
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Wolverton, Mimi; Gmelch, Walter H.; Sorenson, Dean – Innovative Higher Education, 1998
Four prerequisites for college and university departmental change and renewal have been suggested: dedication to teamwork; collective dialog and inquiry about effective teaching; commitment to quality control and rewarding collective goals; and leadership of a purposeful chair. These are discussed in relation to conditions mitigating against…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Change Strategies, Department Heads, Departments