Overview
Informative guide for academic deans at theological schools Members of the Association of Theological Schools' Chief Academic Officers Society (CAOS) — deans and CAOs at more than 250 theological schools in the United States and Canada — face a number of unique vocational tasks and trials. C(H)AOS Theory brings together in one volume perspectives from more than thirty deans and chief academic officers (CAOs) at theological schools across North America. These veteran administrators share their wisdom on a variety of topics related to academic leadership, from understanding institutional contexts and nurturing relationships to negotiating conflict, setting and meeting academic goals, building budgets, working with assessment and accreditation, and more. With its rich amalgam of useful information, bold instruction on a host of academic leadership issues, and lively narratives on the ways that different colleagues address common challenges, C(H)AOS Theory will serve as a helpful resource for academic leaders.
Full Product Details
Author: Kathleen D. Billman ,
Bruce C. Birch
Publisher: William B Eerdmans Publishing Co
Imprint: William B Eerdmans Publishing Co
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 2.50cm
, Length: 23.50cm
Weight: 0.590kg
ISBN: 9780802866875
ISBN 10: 0802866875
Pages: 399
Publication Date: 25 October 2011
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General/trade
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
Christian Librarian The study and practice of leadership in high education, especially theology, is all the richer for this volume. Highly recommended. Teaching Theology & Religion This collective wisdom of good practice is a helpful resource. . . . A useful volume for anyone struggling with the idea that academic administration does not fulfill a vocational call to scholar. This volume has high praise for the work of academic administration. Religious Studies Review Informative for boards of trustees, on the one hand, and institutional faculty and even staff, on the other. . . . Readers will find illuminating windows into the scope of theological education in the early twenty-first century from the perspective of a handful of its most respected and accomplished CAOs.
Author Information
Kathleen D. Billman is John H. Tietjen Endowed Chair in Pastoral Ministry and professor of pastoral theology at the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago. Bruce C. Birch is dean and professor of biblical theology at Wesley Theological Seminary.
