Author : Christopher A. Russell
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 402 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (467 download)
Book Synopsis Community College Academic Deans by : Christopher A. Russell
Download or read book Community College Academic Deans written by Christopher A. Russell and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The academic dean is a middle manager leader with multiple roles in community and technical colleges. This dean has the dual responsibility of guiding the direction of the academic program for faculty at the college and handling the daily tasks of administration. The deans' control over their roles was examined through their ability to influence situations with different leadership styles. Balancing the roles and daily contacts with students, staff, faculty and other administrators creates stress if the demands of the job are beyond the personal control of the dean. Executive stress costs educational organizations time and money. Through extensive study of leadership and organizations, Bolman and Deal (1984) found that the use of four leadership orientations (structural human relations, political and symbolic) can give leaders increased control over tasks and events.