Academic Leadership in Higher Education in India

Needs, Issues, and Challenges
1. Auflage 2024
ISBN: 978-1-032-22496-1
Verlag: Routledge India

Buch, Englisch, 160 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 414 g

This volume focuses on the need to establish good leadership in academic settings and higher education institutions in India. It provides an understanding of the higher education system, knowledge, skills, and experience required for better leadership and management of academic institutions. The book highlights the importance of practising data-driven decision making for leaders of dynamic organizations within a complex social, political, and economic environment. It explores how a systematic leadership programme needs to be developed to ensure academic leadership effectiveness. While discussing federal and state systems of higher education, policies and regulations, key leadership strategies for improved institutional performance and better institutional governance, the volume outlines how effective academic leadership helps in building teams, nurturing staff, strengthening alliances, developing research capacity and strategic planning, and renewing academic programmes.



This volume will be of interest to teachers, students, and researchers of education, higher education, management education, and political economy. It will also be useful for academicians, policy makers, management leaders, and academic leaders.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Mishra, Lokanath

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Pädagogik Bildungswesen: Organisation und Verwaltung Ausbildungsfinanzierung, Studienfinanzierung
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Pädagogik Bildungssystem Bildungspolitik, Bildungsreform
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Stadt- und Regionalsoziologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Schulen, Schulleitung Universitäten, Hochschulen
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Regionalwissenschaften, Regionalstudien
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Lehrerausbildung, Unterricht & Didaktik Methoden des Lehrens und Lernens

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Leadership in the Midst of Influence of Power Centres- Sudhanshu Bhushan 2. Academic Leadership Strategy in World Class Higher Education- Babita Singh, Shikha Pandey 3. Academic Leadership in India: Challenges & Expectations- Pooja, Nitesh Bhatia 4. While Executing NEP 2020 in India the Prospects of Female Leadership in Organizational Management- Falguni P Desai 5. Transformation of Higher Education System in India through Indian Education Service (IES): A Way Forward- Babu G. 6. Effective Academic Leadership Development in Higher Education Institutions- Tushar Gupta 7.      Women in leadership positions and their leadership styles: Inspired by my LEAP Experience- Neeru Sharma 8. Research Performance, Professional Practice, Innovation and the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) in India: Issues & Implications- Furqan Qamar

Über Autor(innen)

Lokanath Mishra, M.Sc. (Math), M. A(Eco) M.Ed. Ph.D. (Education), D.Litt. in Education, is working as Professor and Head, Department of Education, Mizoram University. Professor Mishra is a trained academic leader under the Ministry of Education, Government of India. He has visited the University of Pennsylvania, Cabrini University, Drexel University, USA, for the training of Vice Chancellor. He has a strong administrative experience. As the National coordinator of the National Resource Centre of educational research, flagship Programme of Government of India (implemented in selected standard universities), Professor Mishra has developed 40 content videos on education research under SWAYAM, Ministry of Education, Government of India. He has organized 72 workshops on different aspects of education. One of his papers entitled “Online Teaching-Learning During Covid-19 Pandemic” has been cited by 2,416 persons from different countries.