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March 29, 2017
Peak Performance for Deans and Chairs: Reframing Higher Education’s Middle
- Author
- Roper, Susan Stavert, and Deal, Terrence E.
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield, Publishers, Lanham, MD
- ISBN
- 9781607095361
- Table of Contents
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Acknowledgments
ch. 1 Introduction: Trapped between a Rock and a Hard Place
ch. 2 The Way It Is: Ferreting Out Root Stresses and Plotting New Tactics
ch. 3 Change: Stifling Bedlam and Taming Turbulence
ch. 4 Faculty: Confronting Creeps and Cliques
ch. 5 Resources: Stepping Up to Cutbacks
ch. 6 Bosses: Winning over the Higher-Ups
ch. 7 The Way It's Spozed to Be: Leadership in Action
ch. 8 Conclusion: Practice and Perseverance
Bibliography
About the Authors
This book analyzes the behavior of chairs and deans through the political, structural, human resources, and symbolic frames. Lessons learned from the negative as well as the positive scenarios are highlighted, enabling deans and chairs to easily adapt them to their own situations. (From the Publisher)