| Description |
1 online resource (vii, 290 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
International perspectives on higher education research ; v.15 |
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International perspectives on higher education research ; v. 15
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| Contents |
Cover -- INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES ON LEADERSHIP IN HIGHER EDUCATION -- INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES ON HIGHER EDUCATION RESEARCH -- INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES ON LEADERSHIP IN HIGHER EDUCATION -- Copyright -- CONTENTS -- LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS -- Introduction -- Part 1. Insiders, Intruders, and Newcomers -- Research Into Leadership in Higher Education: A Systematic Review -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Methodology -- Global Interest -- Meanings -- Approaches to Leadership -- Issues and Critique -- Conclusions -- References -- Academic Inbreeding: The State of the Art -- Abstract -- Introduction |
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The Many Faces of Academic Inbreeding -- Mechanisms of Academic Inbreeding -- The Many Issues With Academic Inbreeding -- Conclusion -- References -- A View from the Outside: Perspectives on the Purpose and Value of Appointing External Leaders in Higher Education, and How ... -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Leadership in Higher Education: 'Outsiders' and Generalists -- Why Leadership at a University Is Different to Leadership in Other Contexts -- The Value of Great Scholars -- Why Then Do Higher Education Institutions Recruit Outsiders? |
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Leadership Is More than the Individual or Their Experience -- Do Cultural Tensions Exist Between Insiders and Outsiders? -- Three 'Outsider' Typologies Examined -- The Impactful Pracademic -- The Insightful Migrant -- The Essential Outsider -- Maximising the Impact of a New Appointment -- Conclusion -- References -- University Presidents in Japan, Korea, and Taiwan: Academic Training and Career Characteristics -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Governance and Institutional Leaders in Japan, Korea, and Taiwan -- Governance Structure and President Appointment -- Appointment of Senior Administrators |
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Data and Analytical Method -- Findings -- Demographics -- Academic Training -- Career Experiences -- Discussion -- Conclusion -- References -- Intruders and Outsiders in Academia: The Intersections of Gender and Class -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Methodology -- Literature Review -- The Intersections of Gender and Class: Two Biographical Stories -- Clara -- Max -- Entering Academia -- Stories From the Perspectives of Outsiders -- Clara -- Max -- Who Can Become a 'Speaking Subject' Within Academia? -- Trying to Break the Glass Ceiling and Remaining on Sticky Floors |
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Mentors, Doing Work, Doing Research and the Rationality of Choices -- Creation of Networks to Survive as 'Intruders' -- Women's Concerns About the Nature of 'Power' -- Conclusions -- References -- Part 2. Developing Leaders -- Leadership Versus Management in Higher Education -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Leading in the Age of Acceleration and Uncertainty -- The Higher Education Management and Leadership Continuum -- The Concepts of Competence and Capability -- The Key Capabilities of the Effective Higher Education Change Leader -- Everyone Is a Leader in Their Own Area of Expertise |
| Summary |
As complex, large institutions, universities present unique challenges for leaders. International Perspectives on Leadership in Higher Education examines how contemporary leaders in higher education - in different disciplines, at different levels and in different parts of the world - are identified, developed and supported |
| Notes |
How Higher Education Leaders Judge Their Effectiveness |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Description based on online resource |
| Subject |
Universities and colleges -- Administration.
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Educational leadership.
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Educational leadership
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Universities and colleges -- Administration
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Blair, Alasdair, 1971- editor
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Evans, Darrell, editor
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Hughes, Christina, editor
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Tight, Malcolm, editor
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| ISBN |
9781802623055 |
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1802623051 |
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9781802623079 |
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1802623078 |
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