2nd Edition
Strategic Leadership of Change in Higher Education What's New?
The contributors to this book are all leaders in their field – senior executives who have successfully led pan-university initiatives. Providing examples of bold initiatives and an analysis of their implementation, this book helps the reader reflect on how they might wish to proceed, authentically, in leading and supporting wide-scale change in the future. Each chapter highlights the power of the narrative of change.
In particular, this second edition demonstrates a change in considering global factors; it:
- Uses a case study approach to examine global higher education institutions
- Reflects the huge change in the global higher education landscape over the past 10 years
- Reflects on initiatives from the first edition in terms of how they were scaled up and draws on the advantages and disadvantages of each
- Includes a conclusive ‘Where to Next' section that ensures responsiveness and agility to the rapidly changing landscape and flags up a new paradigm for leadership: E4 leadership (engaging, energised, empowering and engaged).
Strategic Leadership of Change in Higher Education is crucial reading for all those involved in leadership and management positions in higher education. With an emphasis on behaviours, alongside passion, ambition and a commitment to shared values as key ingredients to the success of strategic leaders, this book provides expert commentary and global insights. This is a cutting-edge book that will continue to provide higher education leaders and managers with the information necessary to stay ahead of the curve.
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Contributors
Acknowledgements
Stephanie Marshall
Foreword
Antony Seldon
Part I
Chapter 1: Global context
Stephanie Marshall
Chapter 2: Strategy, governance and leadership
Ewart Wooldridge
Chapter 3: Leading and managing strategic change
Stephanie Marshall
Part II
Chapter 4: Transforming universities through use of management analytics
Ian Dunn
Chapter 5: Successful leadership and management to achieve major strategic change: making the Melbourne Model
Peter McPhee
Chapter 6: Forward With Integrity at McMaster University
Patrick Deane
Chapter 7: Promoting parity of esteem in teaching and research
Geraint Howells
Chapter 8: Birth of the PLuS Alliance
Merlin Crossley and Paul Ramadge
Chapter 9: Indigenous empowerment and diversity in higher education
Jessa Rogers
Chapter 10: Integrating research and teaching: Leading educational change in a research-intensive university in the UK
Dilly Fung
Part III
Chapter 11: Successful strategic leadership: the contribution of Governance
Geoff Donnelly
Chapter 12: Some final reflections – from a governance perspective
Ewart Wooldridge
Chapter 13: What does the future look like for strategic leadership?
Stephanie Marshall
Biography
Stephanie Marshall is Vice-Principal (Education) at Queen Mary University of London.
This edition of Strategic Leadership of Change in Higher Education is prescribed reading for anyone who is taking on a leadership or management position in higher education or who has a scholarly interest in the management of institutional change. Built on a deep understanding of research in the management of change, the book contains a series of compelling reflective stories crafted by some of today’s most influential leaders in higher education internationally. For the academic leader who needs to engage with change on a daily basis in the ever-shifting landscape of higher education, there can surely be no better source of ideas, experience and inspiration.
Professor Grahame T Bilbow, Director, Centre for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
With this new edition, Marshall offers an engaging and inspiring book helping leaders and managers in higher education to learn from colleagues and leaders with exciting case studies. The book provides a powerful tool for leaders to engage in reflective practice, analyse their actions in light of current policy settings and international experiences and practices to achieve their Grand vision. This book will stimulate leaders and mangers to lead change as responsible, effective professionals – thorough engagement and empowering others. An appreciated contribution to the field of educational leadership.
Helen Bråten, senior advisor and project manager of Centres for Excellence in Education, NOKUT, Norwegian Agency for Quality Assurance in Education, Norway
