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. This practical book places an emphasis on principles and strategies to address issues. It is based on research and best practice. . Organised around ten principles of servant leadership and how these principles apply to common issues faced in departments and institutions of higher education.

Departmental chairs and their departments face a range of external and internal forces that challenge academic traditions and expectations. No matter what model is adopted, chairs are both managers and leaders of change. This publication suggests that leadership is particularly crucial to the change process, because it is driven by vision, motivation, and meaning-making.

Practically focused, easily accessible, this book is directly relevant to the academic environment in which department chairs operate. The authors--internationally known experts in academic administration--conducted interviews with department chairs and heads at 38 academic institutions from across the U.S. and Canada, public and private, two-year and four-year.The extensive interviews resulted in four thematic patterns that covered the overar...

This briefing is intended to increase the knowledge and understanding of department chairs and their supervisors of a current leadership philosophy and practice known as servant leadership. It examines servant leadership in the context of the department and the chair's functions.