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UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT HEAD [10 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2026-01-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Private-Sector Bodies and Committees
- Sociology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Conseil de développement social du Montréal métropolitain
1, record 1, English, Conseil%20de%20d%C3%A9veloppement%20social%20du%20Montr%C3%A9al%20m%C3%A9tropolitain
correct, Quebec
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Montreal Council of Social Agencies 2, record 1, English, Montreal%20Council%20of%20Social%20Agencies
former designation, correct, Quebec
- MCSA 2, record 1, English, MCSA
former designation, correct, Quebec
- MCSA 2, record 1, English, MCSA
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The Montreal Council of Social Agencies(MCSA), a co-ordinating organization for English-speaking, non-Roman Catholic social agencies, was formed in 1921 by John Howard Toynbee Falk, head of McGill' s Department of Social Studies, later the McGill University School of Social Workers. Although details of the organization of the MCSA have been modified over the years, the basic structure remained constant : a Board of Directors, elected from the member agencies, directed the MCSA through administrative standing committees and, more importantly, set up numerous special committees to study specific social problems under the aegis of area advisory groups for health, aging, urban renewal, recreation, etc. The overwhelming emphasis of the MCSA on planning and research reflects its role as animator, information exchange and coordinator of a great variety of social agencies and groups, from major hospitals and fund-raising organizations to church groups and boys’ clubs. In 1968, the MCSA merged with its French homologue, the Conseil de Développement Social du Montréal métropolitain. 2, record 1, English, - Conseil%20de%20d%C3%A9veloppement%20social%20du%20Montr%C3%A9al%20m%C3%A9tropolitain
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Organismes et comités du secteur privé
- Sociologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Conseil de développement social du Montréal métropolitain
1, record 1, French, Conseil%20de%20d%C3%A9veloppement%20social%20du%20Montr%C3%A9al%20m%C3%A9tropolitain
correct, masculine noun, Quebec
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- Conseil des œuvres de Montréal 1, record 1, French, Conseil%20des%20%26oelig%3Buvres%20de%20Montr%C3%A9al
former designation, correct, masculine noun, Quebec
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le Conseil des œuvres de Montréal est devenu en septembre 1969 le Conseil de développement social du Montréal métropolitain qui en avril 1968 a absorbé le Montreal Council of Social Agencies. 1, record 1, French, - Conseil%20de%20d%C3%A9veloppement%20social%20du%20Montr%C3%A9al%20m%C3%A9tropolitain
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - external organization data 2025-10-28
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Compartment - National Occupational Classification (NOC)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- food sciences department head-university
1, record 2, English, food%20sciences%20department%20head%2Duniversity
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Tiroir – Classification nationale des professions (CNP)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- chef de département des sciences de l'alimentation au niveau universitaire
1, record 2, French, chef%20de%20d%C3%A9partement%20des%20sciences%20de%20l%27alimentation%20au%20niveau%20universitaire
correct, masculine and feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - external organization data 2022-12-29
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Compartment - National Occupational Classification (NOC)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- physics department head-university
1, record 3, English, physics%20department%20head%2Duniversity
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Tiroir – Classification nationale des professions (CNP)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- chef de département de physique au niveau universitaire
1, record 3, French, chef%20de%20d%C3%A9partement%20de%20physique%20au%20niveau%20universitaire
correct, masculine and feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - external organization data 2022-12-29
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Compartment - National Occupational Classification (NOC)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- visual arts department head-university
1, record 4, English, visual%20arts%20department%20head%2Duniversity
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Tiroir – Classification nationale des professions (CNP)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- chef du département des arts visuels au niveau universitaire
1, record 4, French, chef%20du%20d%C3%A9partement%20des%20arts%20visuels%20au%20niveau%20universitaire
correct, masculine and feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - external organization data 2022-12-29
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Compartment - National Occupational Classification (NOC)
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- theology department head-university
1, record 5, English, theology%20department%20head%2Duniversity
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Tiroir – Classification nationale des professions (CNP)
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- chef de département de théologie au niveau universitaire
1, record 5, French, chef%20de%20d%C3%A9partement%20de%20th%C3%A9ologie%20au%20niveau%20universitaire
correct, masculine and feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - external organization data 2022-12-29
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Compartment - National Occupational Classification (NOC)
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- geography department head-university
1, record 6, English, geography%20department%20head%2Duniversity
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Tiroir – Classification nationale des professions (CNP)
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- chef de département de géographie au niveau universitaire
1, record 6, French, chef%20de%20d%C3%A9partement%20de%20g%C3%A9ographie%20au%20niveau%20universitaire
correct, masculine and feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - external organization data 2022-12-29
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Compartment - National Occupational Classification (NOC)
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- linguistics department chairman - university
1, record 7, English, linguistics%20department%20chairman%20%2D%20university
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
- linguistics department chairwoman - university 1, record 7, English, linguistics%20department%20chairwoman%20%2D%20university
correct
- linguistics department chairperson - university 1, record 7, English, linguistics%20department%20chairperson%20%2D%20university
correct
- linguistics department head-university 1, record 7, English, linguistics%20department%20head%2Duniversity
correct
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Tiroir – Classification nationale des professions (CNP)
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- chef du département de linguistique au niveau universitaire
1, record 7, French, chef%20du%20d%C3%A9partement%20de%20linguistique%20au%20niveau%20universitaire
correct, masculine and feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
- directeur de département de linguistique au niveau universitaire 1, record 7, French, directeur%20de%20d%C3%A9partement%20de%20linguistique%20au%20niveau%20universitaire
correct, masculine noun
- directrice de département de linguistique au niveau universitaire 1, record 7, French, directrice%20de%20d%C3%A9partement%20de%20linguistique%20au%20niveau%20universitaire
correct, feminine noun
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - external organization data 2022-12-28
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Compartment - National Occupational Classification (NOC)
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- department head-university
1, record 8, English, department%20head%2Duniversity
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
- university department head 1, record 8, English, university%20department%20head
correct
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Tiroir – Classification nationale des professions (CNP)
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- chef de département au niveau universitaire
1, record 8, French, chef%20de%20d%C3%A9partement%20au%20niveau%20universitaire
correct, masculine and feminine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
- chef de département universitaire 1, record 8, French, chef%20de%20d%C3%A9partement%20universitaire
correct, masculine and feminine noun
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 2010-02-19
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Occupation Names (General)
- School and School-Related Administration
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- senior lecturer
1, record 9, English, senior%20lecturer
correct, see observation, Great Britain
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
- assistant professor 2, record 9, English, assistant%20professor
correct, see observation
- head lecturer 3, record 9, English, head%20lecturer
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Lecturer of senior status in U. K. further education, where a principal lecturer has a status and salary higher than that of a senior lecturer, or in a U. K. university where a senior lecturer is junior in status and salary to a reader or professor and where he/she may, rarely, be a head of department. 2, record 9, English, - senior%20lecturer
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Broadly the U.S. equivalent is assistant professor. 2, record 9, English, - senior%20lecturer
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 2 OBS
"Senior lecturer" is sometimes used in Canadian universities, e.g. School of Nursing, University of Ottawa. 4, record 9, English, - senior%20lecturer
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
- Administration scolaire et parascolaire
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- maître de conférences
1, record 9, French, ma%C3%AEtre%20de%20conf%C3%A9rences
masculine and feminine noun
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
- chargé d'enseignement 2, record 9, French, charg%C3%A9%20d%27enseignement
masculine noun
- chargé d'enseignement senior 3, record 9, French, charg%C3%A9%20d%27enseignement%20senior
masculine noun
- chargé de cours senior 4, record 9, French, charg%C3%A9%20de%20cours%20senior
masculine noun
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
On écrirait mieux «sénior». 5, record 9, French, - ma%C3%AEtre%20de%20conf%C3%A9rences
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 2 OBS
sénior : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2006). 6, record 9, French, - ma%C3%AEtre%20de%20conf%C3%A9rences
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 3 OBS
The University of Melbourne; poste vacant Maître de Conférence (senior lecturer) à la Section de Français, le Monde nº 882, 9-15 septembre 1965. 1, record 9, French, - ma%C3%AEtre%20de%20conf%C3%A9rences
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 4 OBS
Chargé de cours senior, École des sciences infirmières, Université d'Ottawa. 4, record 9, French, - ma%C3%AEtre%20de%20conf%C3%A9rences
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
Record 10 - internal organization data 2002-02-04
Record 10, English
Record 10, Subject field(s)
- Psychology (General)
Record 10, Main entry term, English
- fluctuation of attention
1, record 10, English, fluctuation%20of%20attention
correct
Record 10, Abbreviations, English
Record 10, Synonyms, English
- attention fluctuation 2, record 10, English, attention%20fluctuation
correct
Record 10, Textual support, English
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In 1897, the [Psychology] department head [of the University of Illinois] Professor John H. Hyland, did pioneering laboratory studies of the fluctuatuion of attention. 1, record 10, English, - fluctuation%20of%20attention
Record 10, French
Record 10, Domaine(s)
- Psychologie (Généralités)
Record 10, Main entry term, French
- fluctuation de l'attention
1, record 10, French, fluctuation%20de%20l%27attention
correct, feminine noun
Record 10, Abbreviations, French
Record 10, Synonyms, French
Record 10, Textual support, French
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[Les] fluctuations de l'attention sont dues à un processus physiologique de saturation corticale, entraînant une inhibition momentanée de l'excitation nerveuse. 1, record 10, French, - fluctuation%20de%20l%27attention
Record 10, Spanish
Record 10, Textual support, Spanish
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