The Essential Academic Dean or Provost: A Comprehensive Desk Reference (Jossey-Bass Resources for Department Chairs)
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| Rating | : | 4.43 (725 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1118762169 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 640 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-12-16 |
| Language | : | English |
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Five Stars Linda Mikita Thank you.. comprehensive, nuanced, and thoughtful, but still easy to skim Amazon Customer At first glance, this appears to be a tome you'll never have time to digest. Fortunately it's extremely well organized, easy to skim, and most scenarios you're likely to encounter will require reading only 2-3 pages (long enough to be helpful, but short enough to absorb quickly). It offers advice on scenarios from the mundane to the rare (e.g., press conferences).I especially appreciated that the case studies first depict a difficult but realistic situation, then lay out several "behind the scenes" possibilities that may legitimately sway your decision (in a variety of directions). I found this help. Well Written The Invisible Pam With any reference source the first criteria I look at are, 1) does the author(s) know their stuff, and 2) is the book readable.The first criteria of deals with issues of authority and research, and to a small degree whether the author(s) can explain clearly what they know. The second criteria, for me, has more to do with explanations and a great deal to do with whether the writing is dry, cumbersome, and bland, versus entertaining and quickly absorbable. [There is, of course, a spectrum involved and authors can fall anywhere on those respective scales.] There is too the case of organization --which
BULLER is dean of the Harriet L. . Wilkes Honors College at Florida Atlantic University and senior partner in ATLAS (Academic Training, Leadership, and Assessment Services). He is the author of The Essential Department Chair, Academic Leadership Day by Day, Best Practices in Faculty Evaluation, Positive Academic Leadership, and Cha
BARTLETT, associate dean for faculty development and professor, College of Education and Human Development, University of Minnesota "Buller draws from his extensive experience as a dean and a vice president of academic affairs to outline the types of constituents and the types of situations—good, bad, and neutral—that deans and provosts really do encounter on an annual basis. Praise for THE ESSENTIAL ACADEMIC DEAN OR PROVOST, SECOND EDITION"At a time when effective leadership in higher education is needed more than ever to chart a new course through an expanding range of challe
The go-to reference for academic leaders seeking practical answers to everyday challengesThe Essential Academic Dean or Provost explains the "how" of academic leadership, providing a practical, comprehensive, reality-based reference for almost any problem, challenge, or opportunity. This invaluable guide provides the answers you need when you need them, and gives you framework for successfully navigating your job's many competing demands.Build support for a shared vision of the futureInteract effectively with different internal and external constituenciesLearn decision-making technique