Offering research- and evidence-based approaches that explore the essential components of programme leadership in higher education, this book is designed to define, develop and support the programme leadership role and all those who undertake it.
The book is split into three parts, taking into account the three different lenses through which programme leaders and their professional practice and relationships are generally viewed: the institution, the individual and the programme team. Chapters and case studies address key elements crucial to the holistic development of programme leadership and programme leaders. These include:
Understanding and developing programme leadership in context Developing organisational structures and processes so programme leaders can thrive Growing programme leaders’ educational leadership, team working and communication
Crucial reading for programme leaders, as well as academic and educational developers and leaders working across faculties and whole institutions, this text includes contributions from teaching- and research-focused higher education institutions, as well as established and modern college- and university-based providers in both the northern and southern hemispheres.
"Part 1: Institutional development of programme leadership and programme leaders: Understanding and developing the role, 1. Out of the shadows: Foregrounding programme leadership in Scotland, 2. Nailing jelly to the wall: Understanding and defining programme leadership in a large institution, 3. Developing program leadership in an Australian university: An institutional approach to professional learning and development, 4. It takes a village: A collaborative and comprehensive approach to designing a cross-institutional development programme for programme leaders, 5. Harnessing the potential of formal networks and informal communities to support the holistic development of programme leaders, Part 2: Individual programme leaders: the development of leadership through experience and collaboration, 6. Programme leaders as educational and academic leaders: A question of influence - relationships, behaviour and commitment, 7. ""It can be a lonely job sometimes"": The use of collaborative space and social network theory in support of programme leaders, 8. Empowering programme leaders: Developing relational academic leadership, Part 3: The practice of programme leadership: Leading programme teams, 9. The collaborative programme leader: embedding meaningful collaboration into a programme culture, 10. In pursuit of excellence: A collaborative and interdisciplinary framework for reconceptualizing programme leaders"
Jenny Lawrence is a Reader in Higher Education and the Head of the Teaching Excellence Academy at the University of Hull, UK. Sue Morón-García is a writer, researcher and educational developer with over 35 years of combined experience in higher, adult and secondary education where she has designed, led and advised on a variety of programmes. Rowena Senior is a Reader in Higher Education within the School of Education, University of Hertfordshire, UK.
