Sources of Stress for Academic Department Chairpersons
Abstract
Seeks to answer the following research questions: What job dimensions are perceived as stressful by department chairs? To what degree do chairs exhibit stress from their dual faculty and administrator roles? What influence does academic discipline have on chair stress? and What influence do personal attributes have on chair stress? Over 800 department chairs, stratified by discipline, were selected from research and doctorate granting institutions and completed the Department Chair Stress Index along with demographic questions. A response rate of 70.2 per cent was achieved. The results of the study indicate that, overall, stress among department chairs appears to be monolithic in its effect. Also chairs expressed high stress both in faculty and in administrative areas of concern.
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Citation
Gmelch, W.H. and Burns, J.S. (1994), "Sources of Stress for Academic Department Chairpersons", Journal of Educational Administration, Vol. 32 No. 1, pp. 79-94. https://doi.org/10.1108/09578239410051862
Publisher
:MCB UP Ltd
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