The Public Affairs Faculty Manual - 9780367893361

Taylor & Francis

The Public Affairs Faculty ManualA Guide to the Effective Management of Public Affairs Programs\nAuthor(s): Bruce McDonald III, William Hatcher\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367893361, 978-0367893361\nSynopsis\nWhile public affairs faculty study administration and management techniques, few administrators of public affairs programs receive formal training in the nuts and bolts of academic administration. Even those faculty who come to academia after distinguished careers in managerial positions may not be ready for the very different (and difficult) environment of university administration. The Public Affairs Faculty Manual argues that public affairs as a field needs to ensure that knowledge about administration and management is applied to the running of its academic programs, and brings together major leaders in the discipline to explore key features of academic administration. Many of these leaders have ser.