Facilitating a Collegial Department in Higher Education: Strategies for Success

Facilitating a Collegial Department in Higher Education: Strategies for Success
ISBN-10
1118107640
ISBN-13
9781118107645
Category
Education
Pages
224
Language
English
Published
2011-06-24
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons
Author
Robert E. Cipriano

Description

Written for department chairs and deans, this well-researchedresource offers a practical reference for how to create and sustaina more civil and harmonious departmental culture. Filled withuseful information, including relevant case law, the book givesreaders what they need to know to enhance the climate, culture, andcollegiality in an academic department, as well as theuniversity. Praise for Facilitating a Collegial Department in HigherEducation "Bob Cipriano has provided a book that addresses departmentcivility—a critical, ongoing problem in higher education. Thebook is rich in examples, best practices, and strategies fordealing with individuals as well as ways to build collegialdepartments?. Not only is the book packed with information, theauthor also has an engaging writing style and wit."—Daniel W.Wheeler, higher education consultant; professor emeritus and formerhead, University of Nebraska-Lincoln "Pull out a fresh highlighter before opening this book! Beprepared to immediately collect practical, usable tools forbuilding civility in your department from an experienced chair andsuccessful workshop presenter."—Sharon Brookshire, director ofconferences, Division of Continuing Education, Kansas StateUniversity "Department chairs' greatest job dissatisfaction emanates fromcolleagues in conflict. Bob Cipriano teaches and guides us, firsthow to deal with toxic colleagues and then how to turn yourdepartment into a collegial environment."—Walter Gmelch, dean,School of Education, University of San Francisco

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