Building academic leadership capacity : a guide to best practices

Building academic leadership capacity : a guide to best practices / Walter H. Gmelch, Jeffrey L. Buller.

"A clear, systematic road map to effective campus leadership developmentBuilding Academic Leadership Capacity gives institutions the knowledge they need to invest in the next generation of academic leaders. With a clear, generalizable, systematic approach, this book provides insight into the el...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gmelch, Walter H. (Walter Howard), 1947-
Other Authors: Buller, Jeffrey L.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: San Francisco : Jossey-Bass/A Wiley Brand, 2015.
Series:Jossey-Bass higher and adult education series.
Subjects:
Education, Higher > Administration.
Educational leadership.
College administrators.
EDUCATION > Higher.
College administrators
Education, Higher > Administration
Educational leadership
Online Access:Click for online access
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; The Authors; Preface; Chapter 1 The Call for Academic Leadership Development; The Cost of Poor Administrative Preparation; Programs Suffer; Institutions Suffer; Individuals Suffer; But Don't Current Programs for University Administrators Already Fill This Need?; A New Paradigm for Developing Academic Leaders; Case Study: The Academic Leadership Forum; Strategy; Structure; Systems; Staff; Skills; Style; Shared Values; Assessment Methodology; Leadership Development Results; Conclusion; Chapter 2 Strategy; The Definition of Leadership.
  • 1. Leadership Is a Process2. Leadership Involves Influence; 3. Leadership Affects a Group of People; 4. Leadership Takes Those People in a Shared Direction; 5. Leadership Results in Movement toward an Established Goal; 6. Leadership Engages Others Most Effectively When It Guides Them toward a Visionary Goal; Academic Leadership; Should Your Strategy Include a Distinctive Focus?; The Three Habits; Habits of Mind: The Development of Conceptual Understanding; Habits of Practice: The Development of Skill; Habits of Heart: The Development of Reflective Practice; Clarifying the Strategy.
  • Chapter 3 StructureChampion the Cause; Plan Comprehensively; Take Stock; Staff the Program Adequately; Allocate Sufficient Resources; Sustain the Charge; Clarifying the Structure; Chapter 4 Systems; Systems and Leadership Development; The Leadership Environment as a System; Systems Approaches to Leadership; Delivery Models as Systems; Propositions for Developing Leadership Education Systems; Designing a More Flexible System; Conclusion; Clarifying the System; Chapter 5 Staff; Staffing Models; Staff as Support Group; Staff as Expert Consultants; Staff as a Blended Group.
  • Staff as Administrative and Clerical SupportInnovative Approaches to Staffing; Training the Trainers; Budgeting for Staff; Clarifying Staffing Issues; Chapter 6 Skills; Strategies for Skill Development; The Importance of Developing a Broad Base of Skills; What Do Administrators Do?; What Do Department Chairs Do?; What Do Deans Do?; What Do Other Academic Leaders Do?; Best Practices in Developing Leadership Skills; Clarifying Skill Development; Chapter 7 Style; Mission and Vision; Specific Focus; Modes of Interaction; Distinctive Program Activities; Desired Program Outcomes.
  • Style and Local CultureCompeting Values Framework; Clarifying the Style; Chapter 8 Shared Values; Shared Institutional Values; Leaders' Socialization Strategies; Two Case Studies in Promoting Shared Values; Core Values; Incorporating Personal Values into Leadership; Clarifying Shared Values; Chapter 9 Putting It All Together; Do You Have the Components You Need?; Are There Points of Overlap or Connection among Those Components?; What Do These Connections Suggest about the Program's Identity?; Inclusive Academic Leadership; Final Thoughts; Appendix: Resource Guides; Index; More from Wiley.

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