scholarly journals BUILDING LEADERSHIP COMPETENCE WHILE TRAINING MASTERS OF EDUCATION IN UNIVERSITIES OF AUSTRALIA

2020 ◽  
pp. 165-179
Author(s):  
N. Seminikhyna
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Professional Development ◽  
Educational Policy ◽  
Leadership Skills ◽  
Leadership Education ◽  
Leadership Programs ◽  
Future Teachers ◽  
Leadership Qualities ◽  
Leadership Competence ◽  
Australian Universities

Academic leadership plays a crucial role in promoting teaching and learning in higher education. In today's changing world future teachers should play a leading role in professional development. One of the main tasks of master's student training is innovative improvement of university education, which provides gradual and continuous development of general (universal) competencies, competitiveness in the foreign labor market, creating favorable conditions for professional development and development of leadership competence. The aim of our article is to identify and analyze the organizational and pedagogical features of leadership qualities in training masters of education at Australian universities. Leadership plays an important role in every aspect of students' lives, as they go through many stages of career development, where they need leadership skills, primarily related to employment issues and conflicts between what is desired and useful. Therefore, it is important that the teacher learns to navigate the models and styles of leadership, understand the impact of leadership on the personality development, gain the basics of leadership ethics and, as a result, create their own philosophy of leadership.Over the last four decades, Australia's higher education system has undergone significant changes. This was facilitated by social, economic and demographic changes in society and the country. It is they who have led to government reforms in Australia's education policy that promote quality and affordable higher education that builds, including leadership competence. Leadership skills help to overcome challenges, solve problems and analyze career choices. Therefore, it is important that leaders of leaders, i.e research and teaching staff, develop leadership skills in students. Higher education in Australia is responding quickly to the demands and needs of educational circles, expanding opportunities for educators to improve the quality of their training, in particular through postgraduate leadership programs, which are characterized by their flexibility and diversity. They have the opportunity to get a holistic view of pedagogical activities not only from the position of a teacher who implements educational policy, formed externally, but also from the position of the subject of educational policy of the state.It has been found that Australian universities offer teachers postgraduate leadership programs, including master's programs, leadership certification programs as an additional specialization, and leadership programs at the education specialist level. Leadership education is an integral part of leadership development and requires a structured and formal educational environment, which allows through specially organized training to form and improve the leadership qualities of future teachers. The cognitive component is an important component of leadership education.

scholarly journals Development of Digital Competence in the Training of Future Teachers in Ukraine and China

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 103-112
Author(s):  
Tetyana M. Sobchenko
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Educational Policy ◽  
Professional Competence ◽  
Modern Society ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Academic Disciplines ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Future Teachers ◽  
Digital Competence ◽  
National Educational Policy

The relevance of the issue of developing the digital competence of future teachers in higher education is obvious, as technological progress is developing at an extremely rapid pace, and digitalisation has already penetrated into all spheres of life, including the education system. The purpose of the study is to compare the approaches of state educational policy to the development of digital competence of future teachers in China and Ukraine. To obtain new results, the following theoretical methods were used in the study: analysis of pedagogical literature, regulations, online platforms, educational sites, systematisation, and generalisation of research, organisation of training courses for future teachers – to compare different approaches to digital competence of future teachers. It is noted that digital competence is key in lifelong learning, as well as one of the components of a teacher's professional competence, according to the Standard Standard for Primary School Teachers, General Secondary Education Teachersб and Primary Education Teachers. The concept of digital competence is defined and it is substantiated that its significance changes in accordance with the development of digital modern society. The national educational policy of Ukraine and the People's Republic of China is analysed, in particular the regulatory base, which regulates the development of digital competence in the countries. It has been found that the problem of digital competence is relevant in both countries, in particular in China, where its solution is more progressive, due to powerful resource opportunities. An example of the content of academic disciplines, namely “Digital Training Tools”, “Cybersecurity”, “Media Education” (Ukraine), “Fundamentals of Computer Use”, “Use of Multimedia Technology” (PRC), their place in the educational process, hours on study, form of control of educational and cognitive activities, etc. These disciplines are aimed at developing the digital competence of future teachers in higher education institutions of Ukraine and China. It is noted that further research will relate to the study and analysis of national educational policy of the European Union on the development of digital competence, in particular in the training of future teachers

scholarly journals An Intersubjective Analysis of Engineering Leadership Across Organizational Locations: Implications for Higher Education

2017 ◽  
Vol 46 (4) ◽  
pp. 146-173
Author(s):  
Cindy Rottmann ◽  
Douglas W. Reeve ◽  
Robin Sacks ◽  
Mike Klassen
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Educational Change ◽  
Human Resource ◽  
Leadership Skills ◽  
Leadership Education ◽  
Human Resource Professionals ◽  
Program Leaders ◽  
The Past ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Practical Implications

Engineering leadership education has become increasingly popular over the past decade in response to national calls for educational change. Despite the growing popularity of the movement, however, reform efforts continue to be piecemeal in their delivery, driven largely by the priorities of program leaders who established them (Graham, 2012). If we as engineering educators wish to more systematically develop leadership skills in our students, we should begin by empirically examining and defining our phenomenon of interest: engineering leadership. Our article takes up this challenge by investigating how 82 engineers in five organizationally distinct roles define leadership and how their respective insights are shaped by their diverse organizational locations. After weaving together the perspectives of engineers in industry, human resource professionals, entrepreneurs, politicians and interns, we propose a poly-vocal definition of engineering leadership and identify practical implications for engineering leadership educators.   

Women’s Leadership Development in Higher Education

2011 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 113-128 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan R. Madsen ◽  
Karen A. Longman ◽  
Jessica R. Daniels
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Leadership Development ◽  
Leadership Skills ◽  
Women's Leadership ◽  
Women In Leadership ◽  
Women In Higher Education ◽  
Leadership Programs ◽  
Leadership Positions ◽  
Fields Of Study ◽  
Do So

The Problem.The intentional preparation of future leaders for higher education remains a critical need today in institutions across the globe. Many colleges and universities are now seeking to design programs that develop the leadership skills of faculty, staff, and administrators, and because of the shortage of women in leadership positions, special efforts need to focus on the development of women. Yet guidance and assistance are required to do so effectively and efficiently.The Solution.The purpose of this final article is to highlight a few of the particularly important findings across all articles in this Special Issue, offer some overall implications for leadership development and the HRD field, and provide tables of sample leadership programs for women in higher education at the national, state, and institutional levels.The Stakeholders.This article provides researchers and practitioners in various fields of study with implications toward more effectively developing, evaluating, researching, and implementing leadership programs for women in higher education.

scholarly journals Open Educational Practices in Australia: A First-phase National Audit of Higher Education

2018 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Adrian Stagg ◽  
Linh Nguyen ◽  
Carina Bossu ◽  
Helen Partridge ◽  
Johanna Funk ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Professional Development ◽  
Good Practice ◽  
National Policy ◽  
Educational Practice ◽  
Open Educational Resources ◽  
Accessible Information ◽  
Open Educational Practices ◽  
Open Educational Practice ◽  
Australian Universities

For fifteen years, Australian Higher Education has engaged with the openness agenda primarily through the lens of open-access research. Open educational practice (OEP), by contrast, has not been explicitly supported by federal government initiatives, funding, or policy. This has led to an environment that is disconnected, with isolated examples of good practice that have not been transferred beyond local contexts.This paper represents first-phase research in identifying the current state of OEP in Australian Higher Education. A structured desktop audit of all Australian universities was conducted, based on a range of indicators and criteria established by a review of the literature. The audit collected evidence of engagement with OEP using publicly accessible information via institutional websites. The criteria investigated were strategies and policies, open educational resources (OER), infrastructure tools/platforms, professional development and support, collaboration/partnerships, and funding.Initial findings suggest that the experience of OEP across the sector is diverse, but the underlying infrastructure to support the creation, (re)use, and dissemination of resources is present. Many Australian universities have experimented with, and continue to refine, massive open online course (MOOC) offerings, and there is increasing evidence that institutions now employ specialist positions to support OEP, and MOOCs. Professional development and staff initiatives require further work to build staff capacity sector-wide.This paper provides a contemporary view of sector-wide OEP engagement in Australia—a macro-view that is not well-represented in open research to date. It identifies core areas of capacity that could be further leveraged by a national OEP initiative or by national policy on OEP.

scholarly journals FOREIGN EXPERIENCE OF PROFESSIONAL TRAINING OF FUTURE TEACHERS

2020 ◽  
pp. 141-158
Author(s):  
Onyshchenko ◽  
Lykhovyd
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Professional Development ◽  
Education System ◽  
Professional Growth ◽  
Professional Training ◽  
Future Teachers ◽  
Higher Education System ◽  
Foreign Experience ◽  
Pedagogical Training

The article analyzes the peculiarities of training future teachers in higher education institutions of different countries in order to implement the positive ideas of this experience in the higher education system of Ukraine. Peculiarities of training students abroad at the present stage of higher education development are determined: multilevel model of pedagogical education; high quality of pedagogical training, which meets the best world standards; the education system is decentralized; considerable attention is paid to the study of foreign languages; a systematic approach to the organization of professional development of teachers of general secondary education based on the restructuring and optimization of methods, forms and models of teaching through the integration of elements of practical activities into professional development curricula and the formation of continuing pedagogical education as an organically integrated, optimal and dynamic system; strengthening the independence and responsibility of students for their studies, the possibility of individualization of the curriculum, the growth of academic mobility; multiculturalism and polylingualism; multidisciplinary (acquisition of specialization in two subjects simultaneously); systematic and systematic use of innovative technologies; high level of personal-social-state orientation of the system of monitoring the quality of higher education; free access to statistics and mandatory publication of monitoring results by independent media; a small number of subjects taught (not more than 16 disciplines in one academic year); relocation of the center of professional and pedagogical training to school; growth of pedagogical practice and expansion of places of its passing; increasing the requirements for entrants both in the case of admission to pedagogical specialties and during their employment; increasing the role and importance of various professional organizations (associations, unions, centers of pedagogical skills, schools of professional growth) in the process of professional development and certification of teachers. It is noted that taking into account the selected features of foreign experience in the domestic system of training future teachers will contribute to the effective modernization of the higher education system of Ukraine. Key words: higher education, Netherlands, Greece, Slovakia, professional training, future teachers.

scholarly journals LEADERSHIP IN THE STUDENT COLLECTIVE

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna R. ZHUKOVA
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Leadership Role ◽  
Psychological Characteristics ◽  
Theoretical Research ◽  
Leadership Qualities ◽  
Development History ◽  
Analysis And Synthesis ◽  
History Of ◽  
Leadership Competence

Objective. The aim of the article is to study the phenomenon of leadership in the student collective. Methods. During the research and to achieve its goal, theoretical research methods were used, including analysis and synthesis, generalization, explanation. Results. As a result, the problems of formation of leadership qualities in students of higher education institutions are analyzed, the development history of the leadership problem, the versatility of the concept are considered. Interpretations of the leadership phenomenon existing in domestic and foreign literature are presented. The phenomenon of the leadership role differentiation in a group is analyzed, the role of libraries in the formation of students’ leadership competence is highlighted. Conclusion. The conclusion indicates that for the effective formation of students’ leadership qualities it is necessary to study their psychological characteristics and that libraries play a significant role in the process of formation of students’ leadership qualities.

Formation of professional competence of future specialists in philology during the end-to-end practice

2020 ◽  
pp. 82-95
Author(s):  
Inna Kononenko
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Professional Development ◽  
Professional Training ◽  
Professional Competence ◽  
Cognitive Activity ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Teaching Staff ◽  
Future Teachers ◽  
Oriented Activity ◽  
Professional Transformation

In the process of professional development of future teachers of philological specialties, it became clear that priority is given to the organization of cognitive activity. The purpose of the article is to characterize the competencies acquired during the practice by future specialists of philological specialties, ways of practical work, a description of the implementation of professional transformation, motivation and values. The use of methods of analysis, synthesis contributed to the study of educational and regulatory documentation, domestic and foreign psychological and pedagogical literature in order to determine the level of development of the research question. It is proved that the application of personality-oriented, activity, competence, acmeological, axiological, contextual and integrative approaches to students in higher education is designed to help them implement the accumulated theoretical knowledge and practical skills. The systematization and generalization of special competencies as an important condition of professional formation of future specialists is analysed. The article analyses the positive students’ motivation for future teaching activities; the ability to apply the acquired knowledge by future specialists in pedagogical activity is characterized. The essence of professional training of future teachers of philological specialties during the practice is specified. The competencies acquired during the practice by future specialists of philological specialties, the implementation of professional transformation, motivation and values are specified. Emphasis is placed on theoretical ideas about the formation of professional competence as a factor in the successful professional development of future teachers of philological specialties; methodological approaches to the professional development of future teachers of philological specialties in the system of higher education (personality-oriented, activity, competence, acmeological, axiological, contextual and integrative). In the process of organizing the educational process, the main attention is paid to the formation of future specialists' understanding of the essence of professional development, its importance in the field of pedagogical phenomena. During the involvement in the tasks of practice, students develop professional competence, which manifests the specifics of the research and teaching staff.

scholarly journals PROFESSIONALDEVELOPMENT OF FUTURE TEACHER: COMPETENCY APPROACH

2020 ◽  
pp. 111-118
Author(s):  
Irina DUBROVINA ◽  
◽  
Tatiana MOSKALENKO ◽  
Olga ZINCHENKO ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Professional Development ◽  
European Society ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Future Teacher ◽  
Self Awareness ◽  
Future Teachers ◽  
Competency Based ◽  
Professional Self ◽  
Internal Sources

Introduction. The article reveals modern trends to educational process in course of future teachers training aimed at improving the quality and efficiency of the professional component on the basis of the competency approach. In the context of European chall-?nges, modern professional development of future teachers, requires specific approaches to designing the trajectory of self-determination and self-identification within the profession. The need of reforming the educational and qualification disciplines (courses) of higher school, which should be focused on the operation of knowledge and their critical thinking has been proved; the learning dynamics, the development of personal abilities and talents of students, the ability to take responsibility and be ready to teamwork have been substantiated. The overview of external and internal sources of professional development of future teachers in the context of reforming the training of future teachers has been presented.Purpose. Analysis of external and internal factors of professional development of future teachers based on the introduction of a competency-based approach for higher education. Results. The level of professional development of future teacher is a combination of theoretical knowledge, practical skills, methodical creativity and personal qualities of a specialist, which largely ensures the appropriate level of effectiveness of his pedagogical activities. The fulfillment of the tasks set before education will be provided under the condition of reforming the construction of approaches to the training of future teachers, expansion, enrichment and continuity of profe-?sional development. Methods. Analysis, synthesis, abstraction con-cretization, systematization, modeling, generation. Originality. The authors have analyzed internal and external factors of professional development of future teachers, the influence of the level of self-awareness of the specialist (I-concept) on the prospects of quality professional self-improvement or the creation of psychological barriers to success in the profession. Conclusion. The concept of «professional development» of future teacher has been specified as valuable attitude of pedagogical staff and their stable motivation to master knowledge, skills, practical use, the need for self-improvement; mastery of technologies for formation of students' basic values within the basis of European society. The activation of the need of specialists for self-improvement; mastery of technologies for the formation of basic values of European society in higher education have been outlined.

scholarly journals Assessment of Student Leaders’ Skills Critical in Managing Student Affairs in Public Universities in Kenya

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 107
Author(s):  
Murage Lucy Muthoni ◽  
Njoka Johannes Njagi ◽  
Gachahi Michael Wambugu
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Student Affairs ◽  
Public Universities ◽  
Leadership Skills ◽  
Leadership Competencies ◽  
Student Leaders ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Institutions Of Higher Learning ◽  
Leadership Competence ◽  
Descriptive Survey

The need to prevent eruption of unrests among students in universities continues to exercise the minds of higher education managers and policy makers in the world. Innovative approaches in the management of higher education designed to preclude students’ riots continue to face immense challenges and ineffectiveness in universities in Kenya. One of the widely adopted approaches is that of involving democratically elected student leaders in the management of students’ affairs in universities in Kenya. Despite the involvement of student leaders in the management of students’ affairs in public universities, students’ protests and riots continue to characterize higher education in Kenya. Consequently, there is need to examine the leadership skills that student leaders are expected to possess in order to perform their functions effectively so as to avert upsurge of strikes. This study sought to assess the student leaders’ skills that are critical in managing student affairs in selected public universities in Kenya. The study adopted the descriptive survey research design. Stratified random sampling was used to select student leaders from four public universities. The sample comprised 19 members of student governing councils, 50 class representatives and 79 clubs and society leaders, making a total of 142 respondents. Data was collected using questionnaires. Data was analysed using both descriptive and inferential statistics. The results revealed that 66.3% of student leaders had leadership competence to organize welfare activities to address students’ concerns in their institutions while 33.7% lacked capability. Further, the study established that leadership skills significantly contributed to effective provision of student affairs services. It is concluded that institutions of higher learning have not fully empowered student leaders to effectively perform their leadership tasks. The study recommends that student leaders should be exposed to regular leadership trainings during their tenure designed to equip them with necessary leadership competencies which would promote their effectiveness in enhancing university stability, peace and mutually accepted governance.

scholarly journals GENDER FEATURES OF POLYCOMMUNICATIVE EMPATHY OF LEADING STUDENTS

2021 ◽  
pp. 53-62
Author(s):  
Nina Pidbutska ◽  
Anastasia Knysh
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Empirical Study ◽  
Leadership Style ◽  
Leadership Skills ◽  
Personality Structure ◽  
Leadership Qualities ◽  
Student Leader ◽  
High Level ◽  
Gender Features

the article considered the problem of manifestation of polycommunicative empathy in students with strong leadership qualities. The role of empathy in the formation of students’ leadership style was analyzed. The study found that empathy is one of the most important features in the personality structure of a modern student leader, and its formation should be given special attention in higher education institutions. An empirical study of leadership skills revealed that about 29% of students have a high level of leadership skills. The analysis of gender peculiarities of the manifestation of polycommunicative empathy of students-leaders allowed to determine that empathy is better developed in girls than in boys. The article presents promising areas of development of the topic.

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