ERIC Number: EJ1170269
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018
Pages: 17
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Leading the Teacher Team--Balancing between Formal and Informal Power in Program Leadership
Högfeldt, Anna-Karin; Malmi, Lauri; Kinnunen, Päivi; Jerbrant, Anna; Strömberg, Emma; Berglund, Anders; Villadsen, Jørgen
Tertiary Education and Management, v24 n1 p49-65 2018
This continuous research within Nordic engineering institutions targets the contexts and possibilities for leadership among engineering education program directors. The IFP-model, developed based on analysis of interviews with program leaders in these institutions, visualizes the program director's informal and formal power. The model is presented as a tool for starting a shared discussion on the complexities of the leadership of engineering program development. The authors liken program development to hunting in teams. Each individual expert in the program is needed, and all experts will need to work and collaborate for the same target. This calls for strategic and long-term thinking of engineering education development. Institutions should support the development of both formal structures as well as informal leadership skills among their program directors, but never fall for the temptation to see the program director as the only actor on the stage.
Descriptors: Program Administration, Teacher Leadership, Engineering Education, Institutional Characteristics, Program Development, Questionnaires, Semi Structured Interviews, Content Analysis, Mixed Methods Research, Models, Power Structure, Pilot Projects, College Programs, Administrator Surveys, Teamwork, Leadership Styles, Leadership Role, Leadership Responsibility, Foreign Countries
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Finland; Norway; Sweden; Denmark
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