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Trade Review
This edition of Strategic Leadership of Change in Higher Education is prescribed reading for anyone who is taking on a leadership or management position in higher education or who has a scholarly interest in the management of institutional change. Built on a deep understanding of research in the management of change, the book contains a series of compelling reflective stories crafted by some of today’s most influential leaders in higher education internationally. For the academic leader who needs to engage with change on a daily basis in the ever-shifting landscape of higher education, there can surely be no better source of ideas, experience and inspiration.
Professor Grahame T Bilbow, Director, Centre for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
With this new edition, Marshall offers an engaging and inspiring book helping leaders and managers in higher education to learn from colleagues and leaders with exciting case studies. The book provides a powerful tool for leaders to engage in reflective practice, analyse their actions in light of current policy settings and international experiences and practices to achieve their Grand vision. This book will stimulate leaders and mangers to lead change as responsible, effective professionals – thorough engagement and empowering others. An appreciated contribution to the field of educational leadership.
Helen Bråten, senior advisor and project manager of Centres for Excellence in Education, NOKUT, Norwegian Agency for Quality Assurance in Education, Norway
This edition of Strategic Leadership of Change in Higher Education is prescribed reading for anyone who is taking on a leadership or management position in higher education or who has a scholarly interest in the management of institutional change. Built on a deep understanding of research in the management of change, the book contains a series of compelling reflective stories crafted by some of today’s most influential leaders in higher education internationally. For the academic leader who needs to engage with change on a daily basis in the ever-shifting landscape of higher education, there can surely be no better source of ideas, experience and inspiration.
Professor Grahame T Bilbow, Director, Centre for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
With this new edition, Marshall offers an engaging and inspiring book helping leaders and managers in higher education to learn from colleagues and leaders with exciting case studies. The book provides a powerful tool for leaders to engage in reflective practice, analyse their actions in light of current policy settings and international experiences and practices to achieve their Grand vision. This book will stimulate leaders and mangers to lead change as responsible, effective professionals – thorough engagement and empowering others. An appreciated contribution to the field of educational leadership.
Helen Bråten, senior advisor and project manager of Centres for Excellence in Education, NOKUT, Norwegian Agency for Quality Assurance in Education, Norway
Table of Contents
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List of figures; List of tables; Contributors; Acknowledgements; Foreword; Part one: Chapter 1: Global context; Chapter 2: Strategy, governance and leadership; Chapter 3: Leading and managing strategic change; Part two: Chapter 4: Transforming universities through use of management analytics; Chapter 5: Successful leadership and management to achieve major strategic change: making the Melbourne Model; Chapter 6: Forward With Integrity at McMaster University; Chapter 7: Promoting parity of esteem in teaching and research; Chapter 8: Birth of the PLuS Alliance; Chapter 9: Indigenous empowerment and diversity in higher education; Chapter 10: Integrating research and teaching: Leading educational change in a research-intensive university in the UK; Part three; Chapter 11: Successful strategic leadership: the contribution of Governance; Chapter 12: Some final reflections – from a governance perspective; Chapter 13: What does the future look like for strategic leadership?
