Graduate Project Title
Roles, Responsibilities and Professional Preparation of High School Department Chairs
Document Type
Graduate Project
Date of Degree Completion
Spring 1991
Degree Name
Master of Education (MEd)
Department
Education
Committee Chair
Jack L. McPherson
Second Committee Member
Larry Wald
Third Committee Member
Franklin D. Carlson
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to identify and analyze roles, responsibilities, and professional preparation of high school department chairs by surveying persons who presently fulfill department chair responsibilities at the high school level in Grant County, Washington. A sample of 31 high school department chairs was surveyed using a survey instrument covering the roles, responsibilities, and preparation of high school department chairs. The results indicated professional preparation and training for the high school department chair were almost nonexistent; duties were not clearly defined; and individual competencies had no apparent relationship to the roles and responsibilities that were required of high school department chairs.
Recommended Citation
Iverson, Patricia J., "Roles, Responsibilities and Professional Preparation of High School Department Chairs" (1991). All Graduate Projects. 348.
https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/graduate_projects/348
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