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ERIC Number: EJ1197247
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018
Pages: 13
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0307-5079
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Organisational Influence on Lecturers' Perceptions and Behaviour towards Change in Education
Griffioen, D. M. E.; Doppenberg, J. J.; Oostdam, R. J.
Studies in Higher Education, v43 n11 p1810-1822 2018
What lecturers do and think are a prerequisite for educational change. It is therefore important to gain insight into factors that influence their involvement in educational reform. This study considers the effect of leadership and managerial constructs on lecturers' commitment to the newly implemented honours programmes in a Dutch University of Applied Sciences, by combining two models: (a) the Excellence Acceptance Model and (b) the Organisational Influence Model. This combination connects two important change factors of content and context included in a combined quantitative measurement framework. A full structural equation analysis on lecturers' questionnaire data (N = 406) results in insight into the direct influence of executive managers' leadership style on lecturers' commitment in a situation of educational change. Especially, visionary leadership and the perceived discussion culture on excellence are of large influence on lecturers' behaviour towards honours programmes. Based on these findings, directions for future research are suggested.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Netherlands
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