Women Leaders in Higher Education in Turkey During the Pandemic

2021 ◽  
pp. 55-79
Author(s):  
Meltem Akbulut Yıldırmış ◽  
Fatma Nevra Nevra Seggie ◽  
Serap Emil ◽  
Betül Bulut Şahin
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Women Leaders ◽  
Lived Experiences ◽  
Informal Support ◽  
Shared Decision ◽  
Academic Leaders ◽  
Women Academics ◽  
Support Mechanisms ◽  
Education In Turkey ◽  
Experiences Of Women

This chapter presents the lived experiences of women academic leaders in higher education during the pandemic period in Turkey. The chapter elaborates on the illusion of gender equalities for women in higher education through formal and informal support mechanisms. The authors then present recent knowledge and experiences of women academics in the country during the pandemic and how these experiences have impacted all aspects of life. The authors conducted online interviews with 20 women leaders at varying levels of higher education. The overall findings show that the lack of support mechanisms due to quarantine measures has created an overwhelming workload and challenging personal life experiences for the respondents. The women leaders observed in our study utilized strategies like collaboration, shared decision-making, and constant communication to motivate their colleagues and staff. The idea of “help” and fair share needs to be further examined due to its significance on gender equality for women leaders in academia.

Redefining Higher Education and Work

2022 ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
Sunil Ramlall ◽  
Ted Cross ◽  
Michelle Love
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Student Success ◽  
Learning Strategies ◽  
Employee Satisfaction ◽  
Degree Programs ◽  
Academic Leaders ◽  
Remote Employees ◽  
Education Today ◽  
Increase Productivity ◽  
Support Mechanisms

This chapter and book provide the foundation for executives, academic leaders, faculty, and students to analyze the realities of higher education today, strategies that would ensure success of academic institutions, and factors that would lend to student success. In particular, the book addresses essentials of online learning, strategies to ensure success of online degrees and courses, effective course development practices, key support mechanisms for students, and ensuring student success in online degree programs. Furthermore, the book addresses the future of work, preferences of employees, and how work can be redesigned to create further employee satisfaction, engagement, and increase productivity. In particular, the book covers insights that would lend to ensuring remote employees feel valued, included, and are being provided relevant support to thrive in their roles.

scholarly journals Impact of Islamic Values on the Leadership Style of Muslim Women Academics in Malaysia

2016 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 187-203 ◽  
Author(s):  
Siti Raba’ah Hamzah ◽  
Azimi Hamzah ◽  
Jamilah Othman ◽  
Sharmila Devi
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Human Resource Development ◽  
Human Resource ◽  
Leadership Style ◽  
Muslim Women ◽  
Leadership Roles ◽  
Academic Leaders ◽  
Women Academics ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Islamic Values

The Problem The religious background of Muslim women academic leaders in Malaysia guides them in performing demanding roles in managing multiple responsibilities. To date, little is known about the impact of Islamic values on Muslim women leaders in institutions of higher learning, even though Islam is the official religion in Malaysia. In addition, the field of human resource development has done little to explore the leadership style of Muslim women. The Solution This paper presents findings and recommendations of a research conducted for the purpose of exploring, understanding, and presenting the impact of Islamic values on the leadership style of Muslim women academics in Malaysia. This inquiry is significant because it’s open the new sight for HRD scholar and practitioners to explore HRD in a leadership, women leadership, religious, and the role of Muslim faith in women academic leaders. It is hoped that the findings of this research will encourage HRD scholars and practitioners to consider integrated dimension to their scholarly thought and practice related to leadership style. The Stakeholders The outcomes of this research will be of interest to those women who are currently in leadership roles in academia, as well as those women interested in moving into these roles. It should also be of interest to higher education administrators and, particularly, those within higher education charged with developing leaders. Human resource development scholars and practitioners will also benefit from the contributions of this article to our general understanding of women in leadership roles.

scholarly journals Higher Education in the Age of COVID-19: Leadership Challenges and Strategies

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. p104
Author(s):  
Melissa A. Odegard-Koester ◽  
Toni Alexander ◽  
Lesli K. Pace
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Women Leaders ◽  
Academic Program ◽  
First Person ◽  
State Appropriations ◽  
Institutions Of Higher Education ◽  
Leadership Challenges ◽  
Experiences Of Women ◽  
Reduced State ◽  
Challenges And Strategies

Reduced state appropriations and academic program prioritization compounded the pressure on institutions of higher education while responding to COVID-19. This situation has put leaders in uniquely challenging positions. This article, drawing on autoethnographic approaches, summarizes the first-person experiences of women leaders in this setting. Particularly, their reflections regarding the experiences of planning and implementing their COVID-19 responses will be discussed. Recommendations to address the challenges faced will also be illuminated.

scholarly journals Breaking Through the Glass Ceiling: Leadership Practices of Women Leaders in Higher Education

2019 ◽  
Vol IV (II) ◽  
pp. 351-358
Author(s):  
Asia Zulfqar ◽  
Syed Nasir Hussain ◽  
Shehzad Ahmed
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Transformational Leadership ◽  
Women Leaders ◽  
Leadership Practices ◽  
Public Universities ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Interview Protocol ◽  
Academic Leaders ◽  
Deductive Method

The study aimed to investigate the proficiency of women academic leaders in public universities, Pakistan. The transformational leadership approach was used to conduct this study. A semi-structured interview protocol was developed to collect data. A convenient sampling technique was applied to collect data from twenty women leaders from the three public universities of Punjab. The interview questions were based on the six-dimensions of transformational leadership. The deductive method was applied to reach conclusions. The results identified that women academic leaders were not that proficient in their transformational leadership practices since four out of six TL-dimensions emerged crucial in all the three public universities.

scholarly journals Breaking Through the Glass Ceiling: Leadership Practices of Women Leaders in Higher Education

2019 ◽  
Vol IV (II) ◽  
pp. 351-358
Author(s):  
Asia Zulfqar ◽  
Syed Nasir Hussain ◽  
Shehzad Ahmed
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Transformational Leadership ◽  
Women Leaders ◽  
Leadership Practices ◽  
Public Universities ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Interview Protocol ◽  
Academic Leaders ◽  
Deductive Method

The study aimed to investigate the proficiency of women academic leaders in public universities, Pakistan. The transformational leadership approach was used to conduct this study. A semi-structured interview protocol was developed to collect data. A convenient sampling technique was applied to collect data from twenty women leaders from the three public universities of Punjab. The interview questions were based on the six-dimensions of transformational leadership. The deductive method was applied to reach conclusions. The results identified that women academic leaders were not that proficient in their transformational leadership practices since four out of six TL-dimensions emerged crucial in all the three public universities.

scholarly journals Effects of Socio-Academic Intervention on Student Performance in Vulnerable Groups

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (14) ◽  
pp. 7673
Author(s):  
Tarquino Sánchez-Almeida ◽  
David Naranjo ◽  
Raquel Gilar-Corbi ◽  
Jessica Reina
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Academic Performance ◽  
Student Performance ◽  
Academic Intervention ◽  
Vulnerable Groups ◽  
University System ◽  
Higher Education System ◽  
Economic Support ◽  
Support Mechanisms ◽  
The University

In Ecuador, affirmative action policies enable students from vulnerable groups to preferentially enter universities. However, these policies are limited to admission and do not include academic or socio-economic support mechanisms that, according to the literature, promote student insertion in the higher education system. In this study, the effects of socio-academic intervention on the academic performance of vulnerable students are presented. For this, 41 students were selected among 164 vulnerable students entering the Escuela Politécnica Nacional in the second term of 2019. The 41 students attended a socio-academic intervention course for one term, while the remaining 123 attended the Escuela Politécnica Nacional levelling course directly. Once both groups of students finished the levelling course, their performance in each of the course subjects was compared. The results showed that the academic performance of the students in the intervention was significantly higher in mathematics and geometry compared to the students who had no intervention. These results show that the socio-academic intervention promotes the real insertion of vulnerable students in the university system.

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