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Exploring the learning paths of academic department chairs

Massaro, Anne V.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1187014536

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2007, Doctor of Philosophy, Ohio State University, Physical Activity and Educational Services.
Complex challenges face higher education today, including a public call to reform. Most change efforts within institutions of higher education occur at the department level, requiring academic department chairs to lead change. While department chairs have a significant impact on the future of higher education, their positions and roles are misunderstood, training and development processes for department chairs are inconsistent, and how department chairs learn to lead is unknown. The purpose of this study was to explore the informal and formal learning paths of academic department chairs. Of particular interest in this study were the learning methods of department chairs who reported engaging in behaviors associated with transformational leadership. The results of this correlational study were that leadership is affected by accumulated life experiences or incidental learning; informal learning more than formal learning contributes to transformational leadership; and learning from work experiences in the context of the work, rather than learning away from work, is the best mechanism for developing academic leaders in higher education today.
David Stein (Advisor)
136 p.
Education, Higher
transformational; leadership; academic leadership; department chair; higher education

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  • Massaro, A. V. (2007). Exploring the learning paths of academic department chairs [Doctoral dissertation, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1187014536

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Massaro, Anne. Exploring the learning paths of academic department chairs. 2007. Ohio State University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1187014536.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Massaro, Anne. "Exploring the learning paths of academic department chairs." Doctoral dissertation, Ohio State University, 2007. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1187014536

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