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Title Exploring consensual leadership in higher education : co-operation, collaboration and partnership / edited by Lynne Gornall, Brychan Thomas, Lucy Sweetman.

Publication Info. London : Bloomsbury Academic, 2018.

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Description 1 online resource (xx, 267 pages) : illustrations (black and white).
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Series Perspectives on leadership in higher education
Perspectives on leadership in higher education.
Note Series Editor PrefaceConsensual Leadership and Higher Education Work: Introduction, International Contexts and Concerns, Lynne Gornall (University of South Wales, UK), Brychan Thomas (University of South Wales, UK) and Lucy Sweetman (Bath Spa University, UK)Part I: Co-operation1. Co-operation and Participatory Leadership: Professional Bodies and Higher Education Links in Nigeria, Laguo Livingstone Gilbert (Independent Educational Consultant, Nigeria)2. Insights from Early Career Academics: Making Time for Working Together in Finland, Oili-Helena Ylijoki (University of Tampere, Finland) and Lea Henriksson (University of Tampere, Finland)3. Dilemmas for Managers in Departmental Relationships: Some Research Observations from Spain, Marita Sánchez-Moreno and Manon Toussaint (University of Seville, Spain)4. Co-operative Approaches to Leading and Learning: Ideas for Innovation from Europe, Africa and Latin America, Tom Woodin (UCL Institute of Education, UK)Part II: Collaboration5.
Stories of Leading and Being Led: Developing Collaborative Relationships in an English Research-Intensive University, Alan Floyd (Open University, UK) and Dilly Fung (UCL Institute of Education, UK)6. Research Leaders and Student Collaborators: Insights from Canada, Sandra Acker (University of Toronto, Canada), Anne Wagner (Nipissing University, Canada) and Michelle McGinn (Brock University, Canada)7. A Paradoxical Blend of Scientific Authority and Distributed Leadership: Exploring HE Research Collaborations in Spain, Julián López-Yáñez and Mariana Altopiedi (University of Seville, Spain)8. Networks, Alliances and Emergent Leadership : A Large-scale Innovation Project at the UK Open University, Roger Cannon (Independent Researcher, UK)Part III: Partnership9.
Decolonizing International Collaborative Work: Creating New Grammars for Academic Partnerships in Chile, Ana Luisa Muñoz-García (Universidad Andrés Bello, Chile) and Carolina Guzmán-Valenzuela (University of Chile, Chile)10. New Leadership in Commercial Organisations: Research on Company Partnership and Self-management in International and UK Settings, Paul Thomas (Independent Researcher, UK)11. International Connections: Personal Stories and Cultural Contexts in University Partnerships from China and Australia, David Turner (Beijing Normal University, China)12. Valuing European Relations: Memories of Cross-national Project Leadership in UK Higher Education, Lynne Gornall (University of South Wales, UK), Brychan Thomas (University of South Wales, UK) and Lucy Sweetman (Bath Spa University, UK)13.
Playing Together: What Can Academics in Higher Education Learn from Musicians About Creative Leadership and Collaboration? Lynne Gornall (University of South Wales, UK) and Daniel Bickerton (Cardiff University and Leeds College of Music, UK)References Index.
Contents Intro; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication Page; Contents; List of Figures and tables; Figures; Tables; Notes on Contributors; Volume Editors; Contributors; Series Editors' Foreword; Acknowledgements; Consensual Leadership and Higher Education Work: Introduction to the Book, Its Contexts and Concerns; Introduction; Setting the context: problems in the micro-managed academy; Thinking about 'leadership'; Our contribution to the debate; Producing the book; Rationale for the sections; In/outside the academy and missing voices; Looking forward; References; Part One: Co-operation
Chapter 1: Co-operation and Participatory Leadership: Building Trust to Connect Professional Bodies and Universities in NigeriaIntroduction; Higher education and professional bodies in Nigeria; Leadership and its impact on consensus relationships; Trust and its impact on consensus relationships; Inter-organizational co-operation; Issues in connecting universities and professional bodies; Industry and accreditation; Conclusion; References; Chapter 2: Insights from Early Career Academics: Making Time for Working Together in Finland; Introduction; Good co-operation versus bad
Dimensions of sharingForms of co-operation and leadership; Discussion and conclusion; References; Chapter 3: Dilemmas for Managers in Departmental Relationships: Some Research Observations from Spain; Introduction; Dilemmas in educational management; Spanish universities' management model; Dilemmas faced by Spanish academic university managers; Reasons for using co-operation; Two cases about co-operating as strategy; Conclusions; Notes; References; Chapter 4: Co-operative Approaches to Leading and Learning: Ideas for Democratic Innovation from the UK and Beyond; Context and framework
Ownership and higher educationCo-operation; A co-operative university for the UK?; Co-operative alternatives beyond the UK; Summary of themes; References; Summary; Part Two: Collaboration; Chapter 5: Stories of Leading and Being Led: Developing Collaborative Relationships in an English Research-Intensive University; Introduction; Theoretical underpinnings; Context; Methods; Stories of leading and being led; The Assigned Academics' stories; The Academic Leads' stories; Discussion; Conclusions; References; Chapter 6: Research Leaders and Student Collaborators: Insights from Canada; Introduction
Literature reviewMethods; Leadership and collaboration; Academic work in challenging times; Implementing social justice in a research team; Conclusion; Notes; References; Chapter 7: A Paradoxical Blend of Scientific Authority and Distributed Leadership: Exploring Higher Education Research Collaborations in Spain; Introduction; Scientific collaboration in an era of academic capitalism; The cases; Collaboration strategies inside the groups; Leadership; Conclusions; Note; References; Chapter 8: Networks, Alliances and Emergent Leadership: A Large-Scale Innovation Project in UK Distance Education
Introduction -- From Local to global
Summary "Exploring Consensual Leadership in Higher Education explores the idea that the nature of academic work is both creative and consensual. Higher education relationships, whether between managers staff, learners or the public sphere, are at their most effective when rooted in partnership, teamwork, collaboration and collegiality. The term 'consensual' is used because it situates new leadership models as structures based on consent, reflecting tacit traditions in education alongside ideas of leadership in other settings, including emerging industries. The aim is to celebrate achievements, encourage engagement opportunities, and add to the problem-solving knowledge-base. However, issues and problems in participatory engagement are also considered, and the borderlines between consensus (collective assent and agreement) and 'dissensus' (widespread, serious, disagreement) are examined critically The contributors offer a range of alternative perspectives on leadership, reflecting the diverse forms and ways of working practised in different national higher educational contexts and cultural settings. The volume incorporates a variety of approaches and points of view, including stories of leadership and change, innovation projects and case studies, key interviews and insights, and collective team writing."--Bloomsbury Publishing
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Subject Educational leadership.
Educational leadership.
Education, Higher -- Administration.
Education, Higher -- Administration.
EDUCATION -- Administration -- General.
EDUCATION -- Organizations & Institutions.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author Gornall, Lynne, editor.
Thomas, Brychan, editor.
Sweetman, Lucy, editor.
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