The department chair position: an autoethnography.
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| Title: | The department chair position: an autoethnography. |
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| Authors: | Belhiah, Hassan1 (AUTHOR) hbelhiah@uwalumni.com |
| Source: | Journal of Higher Education Policy & Management. Apr2025, Vol. 47 Issue 2, p227-240. 14p. |
| Subject Terms: | *Deans (Education), *Academia, *Research methodology, *Preparedness, Autoethnography |
| Abstract: | This article presents an ethnographic account of the author's experience as chair of the English Department at Mohammed V University in Rabat from over the period lasting from January 2016 to January 2018. It provides prospective chairs and university leadership with the insights gained during the period with a view to enhancing chairs' preparedness for this leadership role. This study employs autoethnography as a research method to deepen our understanding of the evolving role of the department chair. It offers a detailed and contextualised analysis based on the experience of an academic with over 18 years in academia, who served as a department chair and interacted with various chairs in roles, such as an academic, Director of the Vice-Chancellor's office, and Vice Dean of academic affairs. The article concludes with suggestions on what universities can do to make the chair role attractive and hence improve departmental and institutional effectiveness. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Abstract: | This article presents an ethnographic account of the author's experience as chair of the English Department at Mohammed V University in Rabat from over the period lasting from January 2016 to January 2018. It provides prospective chairs and university leadership with the insights gained during the period with a view to enhancing chairs' preparedness for this leadership role. This study employs autoethnography as a research method to deepen our understanding of the evolving role of the department chair. It offers a detailed and contextualised analysis based on the experience of an academic with over 18 years in academia, who served as a department chair and interacted with various chairs in roles, such as an academic, Director of the Vice-Chancellor's office, and Vice Dean of academic affairs. The article concludes with suggestions on what universities can do to make the chair role attractive and hence improve departmental and institutional effectiveness. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| ISSN: | 1360080X |
| DOI: | 10.1080/1360080X.2024.2446370 |
