Date of Award

2002

Document Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Doctor of Education (EdD)

Department

Educational Leadership

First Advisor

Kathryn K. Franklin, Ed.D.

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to explore the roles and competencies of the effective department chair based on the perceptions of faculty, chairs, and deans at three selected metropolitan universities. A brief look at 54 competencies and tasks taken from eight basic categories were rank-ordered by the participants. Data were obtained via electronic survey and an Internet web site at the researcher's home institution. Results were analyzed using Kendall's W Coefficient of Concordance to determine agreement among the groups in prioritizing the eight basic categories of department chair competencies. Results from the study of 130 total participants indicated there were statistically significant differences in the prioritizing of the eight categories by the faculty, chairs, and deans. Results also revealed the eight basic categories to be statistically significant when analyzed by gender, rank, discipline area, tenure status, number of years in rank, and university. A conceptual model and recommendations for future study were developed from the results to identify roles and competencies of effective department chairs.

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