What is the difference between a dean at a university and a dean at a high school, if any?

zbeckabee

"In academic administration, a dean is a person with significant authority." The biggest difference would probably lie in the age difference of the students...each student body requiring a bit of a different approach. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dean_%28education%29 Jan 04 07, 2:47 PM

BungeeAZ

Dean at a high school is an appointed position, but does not have any authority over the school, that is left for the schoolmaster or principal. Jan 04 07, 4:15 PM

lanfranco

Deans at colleges and universities are also appointed, most often from the ranks of the faculty. However, a dean in higher education is generally the chief administrative officer of some portion of the institution -- the College of Arts and Sciences, the Law School, the Graduate School, etc. As zbeck's site mentions, a dean at a high school whether public or private is more likely to handle disciplinary issues. The dean of students at the high school I attended also oversaw extracurricular activities, academic problems and probation, and notified parents regarding student illnesses and injuries. Jan 04 07, 5:16 PM

queproblema

Having never attended either high school or college, I wouldn't know from firsthand experience, but any desk reference or online dictionary could easily answer this question. Main Entry:dean Pronunciation:*d*n Function:noun Etymology:Middle English deen, from Anglo-French deen, deien, from Late Latin decanus chief of ten, from Greek dekanos, from deka ten — more at TEN Date:13th century 1 a : the head of the chapter of a collegiate or cathedral church b : a Roman Catholic priest who supervises one district of a diocese 2 a : the head of a division, faculty, college, or school of a university b : a college or secondary school administrator in charge of counseling and disciplining students 3 : DOYEN 1 –dean intransitive verb –dean£ship -*ship noun In junior high it was the person you got sent to if you misbehaved. Our dean of girls was aptly named "Mrs. Cannon." Jan 08 07, 12:01 AM