Creating an Academic Ecosystem Where Chairs Can Thrive:

• Main Authors: Yasmin Dean (Author), Jodi Nickel (Author), Janet Miller (Author), Ruth Seltner Pickett (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Brock University, 2021-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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This study aimed to understand the lived experience of department chairs in a Canadian university context. Guided by phenomenological inquiry, twenty-one individual interviews of experienced academic chairs were analyzed. Findings focus on the rewards and challenges of the position, advice for profe...