Academic departments : how they work, how they change / Barbara E. Walvoord ... [and others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Walvoord, Barbara E. Fassler, 1941-

Series:

ASHE-ERIC higher education report ; v. 27, no. 8.

ASHE-ERIC higher education report ; v. 27, no. 8

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Universities and colleges--United States--Departments.

Universities and colleges.

United States.

Physical Description:

xi, 143 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, 2000.

Summary:

A practical tool for instigating change, this report, supported by in-depth studies at eight college campuses, reveals how change can be effected at many different levels withing the academic departmental structure. Demonstrates how centralized resources and administrative unites, unions, student and others can impact departmental power, and outlines effective steps to take to initiate reform and new directions.

Contents:

Assessing the pressures for departmental change

Examining values in the department

Discipline and the department

Departmental relations with central administration

Departmental organization, decision making, and interaction

Departmental leadership

Departmental work, faculty roles, and rewards

Conclusions: departmental change

Appendix: summary of departmental characteristics and avenues for change.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 97-117) and index.

ISBN:

0787957143

OCLC:

47133852