ERIC Number: EJ1221084
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019
Pages: 14
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Conceptualizing Educational Leadership in an Academic Development Program
International Journal for Academic Development, v24 n3 p218-231 2019
Promoting the development of educational leadership in higher education is essential for strengthening the quality of teaching and learning. Additional research is needed to conceptualize educational leadership, especially within informal roles. We analysed how faculty members in an academic development program conceptualized educational leadership. Five key characteristics emerged that inform the development of educational leadership capacity in postsecondary contexts: affective qualities, mentoring and empowering, action-orientation, teaching excellence, and research and scholarship. Three characteristics of academic programs aimed at developing educational leadership were also identified: funding and resources to implement a change initiative, building interdisciplinary communities, and embracing identity.
Descriptors: Instructional Leadership, Academic Achievement, Foreign Countries, Teacher Effectiveness, Higher Education, Program Effectiveness, College Programs, Leaders, Leadership Role
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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: Canada
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