Department chairs' research-related roles and responsibilities at a public research university

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dc.contributorBreaux, Arleene P.
dc.contributorHolley, Karri A.
dc.contributorHopson, Laura M.
dc.contributorHutcheson, Philo A.
dc.contributor.advisorMajor, Claire Howell
dc.contributor.authorCervino, Donald Jay
dc.contributor.otherUniversity of Alabama Tuscaloosa
dc.date.accessioned2019-02-12T14:31:16Z
dc.date.available2019-02-12T14:31:16Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.descriptionElectronic Thesis or Dissertationen_US
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of this qualitative explanatory case study is to explain how academic department chairs enact research-related roles and responsibilities at one public research university to support faculty research productivity. For this study, I interviewed 22 department chairs at one public research university in the Southeastern United States undergoing striving to advance its research prestige. Participant responses indicated that chairs’ research-related roles and responsibilities generally fall into four categories: (1) assessing departmental productivity, (2) fostering an environment conducive to research, (3) assessing faculty for tenure and promotion, and (4) supporting faculty research careers. Three major themes emerged from the participants’ responses regarding how they negotiate the department leader and career researcher roles: (1) maintaining research productivity, (2) perceiving administrative value to research, and (3) growing professional identity and career aspirations. The finding suggest that chairs serve as change agents to help create a culture of research assessment in support of one public research institution’s striving efforts.en_US
dc.format.extent356 p.
dc.format.mediumelectronic
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.identifier.otheru0015_0000001_0003180
dc.identifier.otherCervino_alatus_0004D_13723
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir.ua.edu/handle/123456789/5363
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Alabama Libraries
dc.relation.hasversionborn digital
dc.relation.ispartofThe University of Alabama Electronic Theses and Dissertations
dc.relation.ispartofThe University of Alabama Libraries Digital Collections
dc.rightsAll rights reserved by the author unless otherwise indicated.en_US
dc.subjectHigher education administration
dc.titleDepartment chairs' research-related roles and responsibilities at a public research universityen_US
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etdms.degree.departmentUniversity of Alabama. Department of Educational Leadership, Policy, and Technology Studies
etdms.degree.disciplineEducational Leadership, Policy, and Technology Studies
etdms.degree.grantorThe University of Alabama
etdms.degree.leveldoctoral
etdms.degree.nameEd.D.

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