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?
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?
Walter H. Gmelch is the Dean of the School of Education at the University of San Francisco. Formerly he served as Dean of the College of Education at Iowa State University and Interim Dean of the College of Education, Professor, and Chair of the Educational Leadership and Counseling Psychology Department at Washington State University. Currently, Walt Gmelch also serves as Director of the National Center for the Study of Academic Leadership.As educator, management consultant, university administrator, and former business executive, Gmelch has conducted research and written extensively on the topics of leadership, team development, conflict, and stress and time management. He has published numerous articles, books, and scholarly papers in national and international journals. Gmelch is author or co-author of eleven books. Today, he is one of the leading researchers in the study of academic leaders in higher education, serving as editor of two journals and on the editorial board of a half dozen other journals including The Department Chair, Innovative Higher Education, Academic Leadership, and the Center for Academic Leadership Newsletter. He has directed two national studies of 1,600 university department chairs in the United States, one study of 1,580 Australian department heads, another investigation of 1,000 community college chairs, and recently has completed an international study of 2,000 academic deans in Australia and America.Gmelch has received numerous honors including a Kellogg National Fellowship, the University Council for Educational Administration Distinguished Professor Award, the Faculty Excellence Award for Research, and the Education Press Award of America. In addition, he served in the Danforth Leadership Program; has been an advisor to the Salzburg Seminar on Higher Education; and has been an Australian Research Fellow. Dee Hopkins is Dean of the College of Human Resources and Education at West Virginia University and has been an administ
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1. THE DEVELOPMENT OF DEANS AS LEADERS Introduction The Deanship. Passages in the Profession Trends in the Dean Position and Requirements The Development of Academic Deans Rites of Passage. The Seasons of a Dean s Career Book Objectives Research Design Sample and Procedures 2. SPRINGTIME OF A DEAN S CAREER Getting Started. The First Three Years Preparing for the Deanship The Search Process Perspectives on the Deanship 3. SUMMERTIME OF A DEAN S CAREER Hitting Your Stride. Years Four to Seven Journey Into the Deanship Satisfactions and Dissatisfactions Dealing With Difficult Issues 4. FALL OF A DEAN S CAREER Keeping the Fire Alive. Eight Years and Beyond Dean Loop. Zoom or Doom? Extending the Dean s Fall Season How Deans Plateau How Deans Managed the Plateau Effect Seasoned Fall Deans Advice to New Deans Entering the Winter Season 5. WINTER OF A DEAN S CAREER The Ending of an Era. Reflections on the Deanship Divergent Voices Life After the Deanship 6. DEAN DEVELOPMENT. Personal, Institutional, and Professional Implications Seasons of a Dean s Life. Personal Development Strategies Advice for New Deans The Call for Developing Deans for All Seasons Conclusion INDEX
1. THE DEVELOPMENT OF DEANS AS LEADERS Introduction The Deanship. Passages in the Profession Trends in the Dean Position and Requirements The Development of Academic Deans Rites of Passage. The Seasons of a Dean s Career Book Objectives Research Design Sample and Procedures 2. SPRINGTIME OF A DEAN S CAREER Getting Started. The First Three Years Preparing for the Deanship The Search Process Perspectives on the Deanship 3. SUMMERTIME OF A DEAN S CAREER Hitting Your Stride. Years Four to Seven Journey Into the Deanship Satisfactions and Dissatisfactions Dealing With Difficult Issues 4. FALL OF A DEAN S CAREER Keeping the Fire Alive. Eight Years and Beyond Dean Loop. Zoom or Doom? Extending the Dean s Fall Season How Deans Plateau How Deans Managed the Plateau Effect Seasoned Fall Deans Advice to New Deans Entering the Winter Season 5. WINTER OF A DEAN S CAREER The Ending of an Era. Reflections on the Deanship Divergent Voices Life After the Deanship 6. DEAN DEVELOPMENT. Personal, Institutional, and Professional Implications Seasons of a Dean s Life. Personal Development Strategies Advice for New Deans The Call for Developing Deans for All Seasons Conclusion INDEX
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