ERIC Number: EJ1253229
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020-May
Pages: 21
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ISSN: ISSN-1741-1432
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Creating World Class Universities: Roles and Responsibilities for Academic Leaders in India
Banker, Darshna V.; Bhal, Kanika T.
Educational Management Administration & Leadership, v48 n3 p570-590 May 2020
Indian universities have been facing difficulty getting world-class status as a very few Indian higher educational institutions have made it through the global rankings. We need to understand the unique challenges of the Indian higher education sector and what academic leaders of globally ranked institutions do to respond to those challenges. The interview-based qualitative study was designed to identify the key roles and responsibilities of leaders. Nvivo Pro was used for the initial analysis of the interview scripts of twelve academic leaders of globally ranked higher educational institutions. Nine responsibilities -- visioning, fundraising, safeguarding, managing intellectuals, attracting bright students, social inclusion, social responsibility, engaging into academics, and administration -- were explored under four latent categories of academic leadership roles that included boundary spanning, nurturing human talent, social contribution, and operations using a 'six-step thematic analysis approach'. These roles are discussed in the 'Results and discussion' section with respect to the challenges that the Indian higher education sector faces. Our paper identified a unique emerging theme 'social inclusion' that plays a vital role in the worldwide status of Indian higher education. We provide a few guidelines for developing and strengthening Indian academic leadership as well.
Descriptors: Reputation, Educational Quality, Universities, Institutional Characteristics, Institutional Evaluation, Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Responsibility, Fund Raising, Inclusion, Student Recruitment, Institutional Advancement, Talent Development, Social Responsibility, Institutional Mission, Administrator Role, College Administration, Leadership Role, College Faculty, Foreign Countries, Educational Finance, Governance, Periodicals
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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: India
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