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QUEST
Volume 70, Issue 2, Pages 234-255Publisher
ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/00336297.2017.1371047
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Academic administration; leadership; academics; diversity; higher education
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- National Association for Kinesiology in Higher Education (NAKHE)
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This study examined perspectives of U.S. collegiate kinesiology department chairs (n=54/144; 37.5% response rate) relative to: (a) opportunities and most enjoyable aspects of being a department chair, (b) challenges and least enjoyable aspects of being a department chair, and (c) perspectives on mentoring. The majority of participants enjoyed their chair role (90%) and did not aspire to advance in administration (61%). Job-related opportunities included mentoring others, facilitating department success, and leading initiatives (e.g., curricula, policies, and finances). Job-related challenges included a lack of university support, personnel issues, and urgent requests for information. Many had a mentor for a long time (mean=7.9 +/- 7.6years; range 1 to 28years), and the majority (71%) did not consider their dean a mentor. Proteges appreciated their mentors' experience, listening skills, and willingness to share information, advice, and empathy. Results from this study provide helpful information for serving as a kinesiology chair.
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