Myths and Realities of Academic Administration

by Patricia R. Plante and Robert Caret

Do new administrators really experience a honeymoon period? Is a confrontation with a hostile faculty a certainty? With an eye toward the ideal but a foot planted firmly in reality, this book views the crumbling of ten major myths about academic administration. Over 125 executives from colleges of all types and sizes were polled and responded with their experiences of today's most prevalent misconceptions. Myths explored and exploded include how administrators...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0028973356
• ISBN13: 9780028973357
• Release Date: March 1990
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.99 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.2" x 9.5"