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- catalog abstract "The American college presidency is examined, with attention to characteristics of those who become college presidents, how long they serve and where they go after leaving the presidency, and internal/external factors affecting their performance. The analysis is based in part on 800 interviews with presidents, their spouses, and other close associates that were undertaken for a 1984 report, "Presidents Make A Difference: Strengthening Leadership in Colleges and Universities." Brief notes on 24 college presidents illustrate the diversity of these leaders. Reasons presidents give for seeking/accepting and refusing presidencies are identified. The book also considers: experiences of new presidents; similarities between college presidents and corporate executives; general responsibilities of the executive group and board and core responsibilities of the president; skills required of the president; strategies and styles employed by presidents; historical trends affecting the presidency; external influences such as public regulation; internal influences such as student and staff input; four presidential models; and the context of 11 types of institutions. Appended materials include: advice offered by 16 presidents, attributes considered by presidential search committees, and a nine-page annotated bibliography. (SW): reprinted from ERIC.".
- catalog contributor b671059.
- catalog contributor b671060.
- catalog created "c1986.".
- catalog date "1986".
- catalog date "c1986.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1986.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographies and index.".
- catalog description "The American college presidency is examined, with attention to characteristics of those who become college presidents, how long they serve and where they go after leaving the presidency, and internal/external factors affecting their performance. The analysis is based in part on 800 interviews with presidents, their spouses, and other close associates that were undertaken for a 1984 report, "Presidents Make A Difference: Strengthening Leadership in Colleges and Universities." Brief notes on 24 college presidents illustrate the diversity of these leaders. Reasons presidents give for seeking/accepting and refusing presidencies are identified. The book also considers: experiences of new presidents; similarities between college presidents and corporate executives; general responsibilities of the executive group and board and core responsibilities of the president; skills required of the president; strategies and styles employed by presidents; historical trends affecting the presidency; external influences such as public regulation; internal influences such as student and staff input; four presidential models; and the context of 11 types of institutions. Appended materials include: advice offered by 16 presidents, attributes considered by presidential search committees, and a nine-page annotated bibliography. (SW): reprinted from ERIC.".
- catalog extent "xxiii, 260 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Many lives of academic presidents.".
- catalog isFormatOf "Many lives of academic presidents.".
- catalog issued "1986".
- catalog issued "c1986.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Washington, D.C. : Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges,".
- catalog relation "Many lives of academic presidents.".
- catalog spatial "United States".
- catalog spatial "United States.".
- catalog subject "College presidents United States.".
- catalog subject "LB2341 .K44 1986".
- catalog subject "Universities and colleges United States Administration.".
- catalog title "The many lives of academic presidents : time, place & character / by Clark Kerr and Marian L. Gade.".
- catalog type "text".