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dc.contributor.authorBrown, Tammy L.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-07-14T19:41:50Z
dc.date.available2009-07-14T19:41:50Z
dc.date.issued2004-07-14T19:41:50Z
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10464/2306
dc.description.abstractThis is a study which examines the roles and responsibilities of Deans, specifically focussing on the Deans in the Faculties of Education at three Ontario Universities - Brock University, the University of Western Ontario, and the University of Windsor. This study examines the roles of Deans in the context of leadership and as a management position. The initial belief of the researcher was that Deans acted as middle managers at their institution besides being role models, scholars and leaders. Data were collected through interviews with the various participants and through the examination of the official job descriptions at each institution. Concepts such as leadership, motivation, empowerment, and management are discussed in relation to the position of Dean. The research concludes that a Dean is a leader in higher education who is responsible for a variety of issues. Besides academic related responsibilities such as faculty development, program development and research, a Dean is also responsible for a wide range of administrative tasks including financial management and obligations to external groups. As a role model and scholar, the Dean must ensure that all areas have sufficient energies devoted to them. This creates a heavy burden on Deans as they have a great deal of responsibilities to manage while still maintaining their role as a scholar. The researcher concludes that the position of Dean requires additional support from the institution. This support could be in an Associate Dean or an Executive Assistant with training and support mechanisms on an ongoing basis.en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherBrock Universityen_US
dc.subjectDeans (Education)en_US
dc.subjectEducational leadership.en_US
dc.subjectUniversities and collegesen_US
dc.subjectCollege department heads.en_US
dc.titleLeadership in higher education : a decanal perspective /en_US
dc.typeElectronic Thesis or Dissertationen
dc.degree.nameMaster of Educationen_US
dc.degree.levelMastersen_US
dc.contributor.departmentDepartment of Graduate and Undergraduate Studies in Educationen_US
dc.degree.disciplineFaculty of Educationen_US
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