Skill performance assessment and need for further professional development of student affairs mid-managers /
Student affairs mid-managers represent the backbone of the student affairs profession. However, until recent years the needs of mid-managers have been largely ignored. This study resulted in the development of a diagnostic instrument and mode of assessment that enabled mid-managers to assess perf...
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| Format: | Thesis Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: | Student affairs mid-managers represent the backbone of the student affairs profession. However, until recent years the needs of mid-managers have been largely ignored. This study resulted in the development of a diagnostic instrument and mode of assessment that enabled mid-managers to assess performance of various management skills and need for further skill development. The purpose of the study was to assess the performance of various skills associated with student affairs mid-managers (as perceived by those holding such positions and from the perspective of subordinates and supervisors of student affairs mid-managers), and the need for further development of these skills in order to provide a context within which to establish individualized plans for professional development of student affairs mid-managers. Descriptive research methodology was used for gathering and reporting the data. The primary research population was student affairs mid-managers who participated in the 1995 National Association of Student Personnel Administrators Mid-Managers' Institutes. The secondary population consisted of one of each of the following per mid-manager: a reporting staff member of the mid-manager's choice and the mid-manager's immediate supervisor. The instrument developed to conduct this research identified 46 skill-competency statements grouped in seven skill categories: leadership, student contact, communication, personnel management, fiscal management, professional development, and research and evaluation. A usable response rate of 81.8% (83.3% for the primary population of mid-managers and 80.9% for the secondary population of reporting staff members and supervisors) was achieved. Mid-managers evaluated their performance of the management skills to be above average to average. Likewise, subordinates and supervisors perceived mid-managers' performance as above average to average. More dynamic and relationship oriented skill-competencies were perceived as being performed at higher levels of competence than more global skill-competencies. Mid-managers perceived a greater need for further development of skills than did their subordinates and supervisors. In addition, analysis of student affairs mid-managers' perceptions of performance and need for further development across several demographic characteristics yielded a number of findings. |
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| Item Description: | Vita. "Major Subject: Educational Administration". |
| Physical Description: | xv, 325 leaves : illustrations ; 28 cm. Issued also on microfiche from University Microfilms Inc. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references: pages 270-279. |