scholarly journals Queer Advocacy Leadership: A Queer Leadership Model for Higher Education

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonathan Pryor
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Leadership Model ◽  
Advocacy Leadership

scholarly journals Designing a Suitable Leadership Model to Achieve New Missions of Higher Education

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 186-195
Author(s):  
Minoo Taheri Rostami ◽  
Amir Hosein Mohammad Davoudi ◽  
Esmaeil Kavousi ◽  
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Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Leadership Model

Lean Six Sigma leadership in higher education institutions

2017 ◽  
Vol 66 (5) ◽  
pp. 638-650 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jing Lu ◽  
Chad Laux ◽  
Jiju Antony
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Six Sigma ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Lean Six Sigma ◽  
Quality Of Education ◽  
Leadership Model ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Leadership Framework

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to critically evaluate whether a Lean Six Sigma (LSS) leadership model could be effectively utilized to resolve efficiency and effective issues like rising costs, quality of education, graduation and retention rates encountered in higher education institutions (HEIs) in the modern era. Design/methodology/approach The authors systematically reviewed the literature on key concepts of LSS and leadership in HEIs in to develop a theoretical model using an inductive theory-building approach in accordance with the exploratory nature of the study. Findings The results of the study proposed a conceptual LSS leadership framework, which provides a basis for testing of LSS leadership representations in HEIs. The results suggest that LSS leadership has advantages for HEI to overcome currents issues and challenges. Research limitations/implications This research is a theoretical study based on the existing literature that identified characteristics that may be adopted in higher education. The proposed LSS leadership framework is based upon leadership, statistical thinking, continuous change and improvement. This model is based upon service and the concepts of adaptive, rather than technical work, of leaders in higher education. Practical implications The proposed LSS leadership framework brings new aspects and perspectives of leadership in HEIs. LSS leadership model has its practical meaning in providing a fundamental base for HEIs to overcome challenges, fulfill missions, and sustain improvements. Social implications HEIs are a foundation for principles of democracy, equality and diversity. HEIs have been a path for citizens but HEIs are facing challenges that are reducing the ability of individuals to improve themselves. Leadership of HEI needs to incorporate new principles to adapt to a changing society. Originality/value LSS project leaders have achieved improved bottom line results and customer satisfaction in a wide range of industries, but LSS application in the HEIs remains to be explored. This paper proposes an effective LSS leadership model, which can help improve the quality of education, reduce non-value added costs and enhance operational efficiency of HEIs.

scholarly journals An Analysis of the Instructional Leadership Model at an Institution of Higher Education in the United Arab Emirates

2015 ◽  
Vol 11 (28) ◽  
pp. 162 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lee Edward Waller ◽  
Lincoln Pettaway ◽  
Sharon Waller ◽  
Majed Khoder
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Servant Leadership ◽  
United Arab Emirates ◽  
Leadership Style ◽  
Global Economy ◽  
Driving Forces ◽  
Leadership Model ◽  
Playing Field ◽  
Reduction Techniques ◽  
The Impact

<p>Leadership remains key to the successful delivery of instruction. The impact of the global economy and the digitalization of higher education continue to level the playing field for institutions of higher education as the competition for enrollment increases. Universities in the United Arab Emirates are not isolated from these changes as many are determined to emulate models of accepted academic leadership and shared governance in order to obtain institutional and programmatic accreditations from outside the region. This research examined the development, implementation and findings associated with the assessment of one institution’s instructional servant leadership model. The study employed factor analysis (dimension reduction) techniques to identify the underlying components driving responses to an employee quesionaire designed to measure the fundamental aspects of servant leadership. The results identified two major driving forces: (1) a holistic overview of the leadership style and (2) the soft skills associated with intrapersonal interaction. The research reminds leaders of the need to comprehend the power of any or all decisions to distract their followers and of the need to cultivate strong interpersonal skills such as communication and respect for others. <strong></strong></p><strong>Keywords:</strong> leadership, servant-leadership, higher education, United Arab Emirates

scholarly journals A Critical Look at Perspectives of Access and Mission at High Latinx-Enrolling Urban Universities

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 199 ◽  
Author(s):  
Desiree D. Zerquera ◽  
Tracy Arámbula Ballysingh ◽  
Emerald Templeton
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
College Campuses ◽  
Marginalized Populations ◽  
Leadership Model ◽  
Organizational Sensemaking ◽  
Greater Good ◽  
Urban Universities ◽  
Timely Work

 This article examines administrators’ perspectives related to embracing and fulfilling a diversity- and access-centered mission at urban-serving universities with high Latinx enrollment. Considering today’s context of higher education—whereby access and opportunities for Latinx and other marginalized populations has become increasingly stratified—this timely work seeks to foster dialogue regarding how to best uphold an access-centered mission. To achieve this, we framed the study using a critical lens that defines leadership for access as a leadership model that must focus on transformation for the greater good. Our critical lens also critically interrogates the meaning and implementation of “diversity” agendas on America’s college campuses. Organizational sensemaking offers an analytical frame to situate administrators’ accounts and trigger sensemaking processes, particularly with respect to identity and enactment of the environment. The study analyzes interviews with 21 administrators across four urban campuses within the same state and examines the administrators’ commitment to and fulfillment of an access- and diversity-centered mission. The study categorizes the administrators’ perspectives into three key areas: 1) diversity as an assumed identity as a by-product of situation within a diverse region; 2) diversity as a double-edged sword; and 3) enactment of a diversity- and access-centered mission.

Women Leaders in Higher Education

2018 ◽  
pp. 192-200
Author(s):  
Linda Ellington
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Women Leaders ◽  
Literature Search ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
First Century ◽  
Senior Leadership ◽  
Leadership Positions ◽  
Leadership Model ◽  
The Past ◽  
Long Line

An interesting inquiry is whether women leaders are desiring, dismissing, or being disqualified from senior leadership positions in the global K-20 educational academy. Why is there a leadership underrepresentation of those born female? It may be that women leaders have not been socialized in accordance with the male-centric leadership model; they are relatively outsiders who must forge new ways of leading. This chapter's author embarked on a small literature search of history to identify what is not new to us, but possibly forgotten – the experiences and lessons learned from women leaders who met challenges through their bold and effective leadership, as they forged paths for us. There is a feeling of belonging to the past, but not fully understanding it. There is a sense of having acquired a pressing but obscure responsibility, along with a peculiar female ancestry, for us to be the twenty-first century generation in a long line of uncommon women. The insights in this chapter are presented through a simple folktale, asking the question, Where is Walda?

scholarly journals Pandemic Leadership in Higher Education: New Horizons, Risks and Complexities

2021 ◽  
Vol 25 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kirti Menon ◽  
Shireen Motala
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Leadership Theories ◽  
Teaching Excellence ◽  
Leadership Model ◽  
New Horizons ◽  
Sequence Of Events ◽  
Leadership In Higher Education ◽  
The University ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Academic Year

The disruption of the academic year by the COVID-19 pandemic required higher education institutions to manage and lead under untenable conditions. This article is a case study of a leadership model adopted at the University of Johannesburg (UJ) located in South Africa. It offers insights into how the leadership and governance evolved and enabled management of the crisis presented by the pandemic. This article presents the relevant theory and concepts on leadership followed by a review of the impact of COVID-19 on higher education. This is followed by an interpretation of the sequence of events as they unfolded at UJ propelled by the mandate to leave no student behind and continue with the academic year. The UJ experience was characterised by the values of social justice, equity, access and teaching excellence. This article explores the University of Johannesburg’s response in relation to these values and leadership theories.

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