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Showing 1 to 12 of 12 for “"provosts"”.
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Relationships Among Selected Internal/External Variables Affecting Decision Making in the Roles/Functions of Research University Provosts
… decision-making in the research university provosts' roles and functions. It was the purpose of this study to investigate the effects of selected variables on provost decision-making within their many functions.</p> <p>Method</p> <p>The survey research method was used to study the …
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Evaluating the Effectiveness of Provosts in Building a Student Learning Assessment-Supportive Organizational Culture: A Multiple-Site Evaluation within the California State University System
… assessment to date has not, however, focused on provosts, even though they are critical because of their power to determine the internal allocation of institutional resources. To address this issue, this study used a 27-question, Likert-scale survey to estimate the extent to which provosts in the …
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Continuing education and community services goals for Virginia's community colleges: a modified Delphi study
… Virginia Community College System presidents, provosts, deans of instruction, and directors of continuing education by using the Delphi technique. Ambiguity existing on the goals and further testing of the hypothesis (Weaver's) that the Delphi technique can be u~ed to shape judgment were of …
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Women in Academic Leadership Roles at Research Intensive Universities: Examining the Recent Past Using NSOPF-93
… faculty who served as department chairs, deans, provosts, vice-presidents of academic areas presidents and chancellors. In terms of personal factors, differences in marital status, average amount of time in leadership positions, and tenure status, were found between male and female academic …
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Priorities of counseling programs and outcomes within the Virginia community college system
… administrative officers (presidents and campus provosts) assessed the level of importance and existing levels of institutional priorities for counseling services and program outcomes. The study sought to clarify institutional expectations, define the role of counseling providers, and provide …
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Second in command: Examining the factors that impact the career advancement of black women chief academic officers
… of Black women chief academic officers and provosts at four-year, public, doctoral degree-granting institutions (but not historically Black colleges and universities) by exploring factors, personal or professional, that may hinder and/or support career advancement. Jerlando Jackson's (2004) …
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Organizational Adaptations During Uncertain Times: A Qualitative Study of Decision-Making in Small, Hospital-Affiliated Healthcare Colleges
… interviews were conducted with 11 presidents and provosts of colleges who are members of the Consortium of Hospital-Affiliated Colleges and Universities. The findings revealed several themes and subthemes, including mission guidance, multifaceted decision-making factors, situational …
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Exploring the relationship between academic administrators and teaching-related professional development activities and policies for new teaching faculty
… administrators (vice-presidents academic and provosts, centre for teaching and learning senior leaders) and their perceived influence on teaching-related professional development activities and policies for new teaching faculty. Using a mixed-methods approach, quantitative data were collected …
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Campus Internationalization Initiatives: From Policy to Practice in Study Abroad Programming
… higher-level administrators such as presidents, provosts and directors of international offices on campus are beginning to incorporate elements of internationalization initiatives into their strategic plans. It is important that these officials have some sense of what has and has not worked and …
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Knowing Leaders: Centering Gender and Identity Among Women Leaders in Higher Education
… of racism and sexism. </p> <p>In analyzing the provosts’ and presidents’ “talk” and how they made meaning of their experiences, the researcher identified the systemic concerns in the academy that continue to impact women's lives and careers and the ways in which sexist practices are reproduced. …
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Agency to Change: A Narrative Inquiry of White Men Faculty in Engineering Engaged in Broadening Participation Work
… This study resulted in findings for Deans and Provosts on the vital need for a normalized climate for BPE Work, the hidden essential functions of Engineering Student Support Centers, value-focused needs for tenure/promotion/merit processes for BPE Work, the trajectory of faculty development in …
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An Analysis of Perceptions of Online Instruction by Department Chairs in the Field of Higher Educational Administration in the United States
… from deans, vice presidents of academic affairs/provosts, accrediting bodies, employers of graduate students, and for-profit online institutions of higher education to offer online courses and degree programs, (8) the acknowledgement by department chairs that while they highly value providing …