To Have and to Hold: Reflections of an Interim Director

Autor/in	Hibl, Lisa M.
Titel	To Have and to Hold: Reflections of an Interim Director
Quelle	In: Learning Communities: Research & Practice, 6 (2018) 1, Artikel 5 (6 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2375-804X
Schlagwörter	Stellungnahme; Administrator Attitudes; Transformative Learning; Reflection; Learner Engagement; Administrative Change; Administrative Principles; Learning Experience; Leadership Qualities; Leadership Styles; Leadership Effectiveness; College Administration; Maine + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Pädagogische Transformation; Lernerfahrung; Führungseigenschaft; Führungsstil; Führungseffizienz; College administrators; Hochschulverwaltung
Abstract	Leading a long-established LLC as an Interim Director poses particular challenges and rewards. Uncertainties abound for the program and for the individual. Professionally speaking, taking on the hybrid role of faculty/ administrator can be both difficult and exciting. Ultimately, the solutions are in the details. Listening carefully to students, understanding institutional history, and looking toward the demands of the future can help an Interim Director care-take the program. In this reflection on my experience with the Russell Scholars Program at the University of Southern Maine, I seek to show how a commitment to student engagement is the bedrock for a successful interim period. From holding to stewarding to shaping, an Interim Director can support and buoy an established program. From a background in literature and creative writing, I discovered the poetry of work in the complexity of this new role. Rather than threaten to destabilize a settled environment, an interim period can provide a necessary pause for reflection and appreciation. As with other interstices, the period between permanent directorships can be rich with new energy, new ways of seeing, and new appreciation for the philosophical undergirding of the original LLC. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01