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Record Nr.

UNINA9910455144703321

Autore

Ramsden Paul

Titolo

Learning to lead in higher education / / Paul Ramsden

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1998

ISBN

1-134-74498-6

1-280-33258-1

0-203-02922-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xv, 288p.)

Disciplina

378.1/01

Soggetti

Education, Higher - Administration

Educational leadership

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 276-282) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Preface. Acknowledgements. Part 1: Leadership in Higher Education. 1. Introduction 2. The Leadership Challenge in the Contemporary Context of Higher Education 3. Academic Productivity and the Outcomes of Higher Education 4. Influences on Academic Work 5. Leadership from the Academic's Perspective 6. Leadership and Academic Leadership Part 2: Leading Academic Work. 7. Vision, Strategy and Planning 8. Enabling Academic People 9. Recognising and Developing Performance Part 3: Changing Universities and Improving Leadership. 10. Learning to Lead: Personal Development as an Academic Leader 11. Improving University Leadership References. Appendix. Leadership for Academic Work Questionnaire. Notes.

Sommario/riassunto

This book shows academic leaders how to increase resource productivity and enhance teaching quality. The author also demonstrates how leaders can help their staff through momentous change without compromising professional standards.