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Seasons of a dean's life : understanding the role and building leadership capacity / Walt Gmelch, Dee Hopkins, and Sandra Damico.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Gmelch, Walter H. (Walter Howard), 1947-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Deans (Education).
- Universities and colleges--Administration.
- Universities and colleges.
- Educational leadership.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (97 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Sterling, Va. : Stylus Pub., 2011.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- What are the demands of being a dean? What leadership development do deans need as they progress through their academic careers? How are their responsibilities changing? What are institutions looking for in applicants? This book identifies the range of leadership skills required, and illuminates the process of building leadership capacity, by drawing on interviews with over 50 sitting deans, both women and men; on the insights derived from conducting professional development seminars for several hundred deans; and on the authors' 48 years of collective experience in eight different deanships.
- Contents:
- The development of deans as leaders
- Springtime of a dean's career
- Summer season of a dean's career
- The fall season
- The winter season
- Seasons of dean development: personal, institutional, and professional implications.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-00-344692-2
- 1-000-97243-7
- 1-003-44692-2
- 1-57922-728-7
- 9781003446927
- OCLC:
- 781634989
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