Department Chair - A Practical Guide to Effective Leadership

This book offers a personal and practical approach to leadership within the context of serving as a department chair.

List of contents

Foreword
Preface
Chapter 1: Becoming a Department Chair
Chapter 2: People Are Your Business
Chapter 3: It's Not All About You
Chapter 4: Leadership Requires Courage
Chapter 5: Culture Matters
Chapter 6: The Culture You Inherit
Chapter 7: The Culture You Create
Chapter 8: Conflict Preparation
Chapter 9: Conflict Application
Chapter 10: Conflict Scenarios
Chapter 11: Crisis Leadership
Chapter 12: The Importance of Hiring: Part I
Chapter 13: The Importance of Hiring: Part II
Chapter 14: Student Leadership
Chapter 15: Mentoring and Moving On
Conclusion

About the author

Christopher J. Jochum currently serves as the Chair of the Teacher Education Department at Fort Hays State University (Hays, KS) where he leads a large teacher preparation program with over 1,000 students. As a former public-school teacher with 15 years of experience working in higher education, Dr. Jochum has worked with his colleagues to create new programs and policies designed to increase student engagement, retention and success.

Summary

This book offers a personal and practical approach to leadership within the context of serving as a department chair.

Product details

• Authors: Christopher J. Jochum
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.01.2022
• EAN: 9781475862522
• ISBN: 978-1-4758-6252-2
• No. of pages: 206
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Education system; EDUCATION / Leadership, EDUCATION / Administration / Higher, Organization & management of education, Educational strategies & policy, Higher & further education, tertiary education, Educational administration & organization, EDUCATION / Schools / Levels / Higher, academic;administration;higher education;Leader