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Direct linkCreaton, Jane; Heard-Lauréote, Karen – Higher Education Policy, 2021
There is a dissonance between the formal role of head of academic department represented in institutional discourses and the reality of heads' working practices. This paper provides insight, from the perspective of heads, about how the role is experienced and enacted in one institution. Data are derived from 20 semi-structured interviews with…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Universities, Departments, Middle Management
Levin, John S.; Martin, Marie C.; Damián, Ariadna I. López – SUNY Press, 2020
This book examines tensions and challenges in the professional lives and identities of contemporary academics. Drawing on extensive interviews conducted over seven years with academics in the United States and the United Kingdom, the authors analyze the experiences of four types of academics as they respond and adjust to the demands of…
Descriptors: College Administration, Neoliberalism, College Faculty, Professional Identity
Heron, Marion; Head, Rebecca – Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 2019
This paper offers a new perspective on exploring peer observation (PO) as an event or system, and contributes to the discussion on what happens "after" the PO cycle in terms of opportunities for dissemination. Data were gathered from semi-structured interviews with members of academic staff in a UK higher education institution about…
Descriptors: Observation, Peer Evaluation, Higher Education, Administrator Role
Bak, Ozlem – Learning Organization, 2012
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to explore a department in a UK higher education (HE) institute based on Senge's five characteristics of learning organizations. Design/methodology/approach: In this study, a case study method was utilized. The case study entailed two lines of enquiry: a questionnaire, which was distributed to a UK…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Institutional Characteristics, Organizational Culture
Peer reviewedHarwood, Doug – School Organisation, 1992
The coordinator role is being increasingly used to provide curricular leadership in both primary and secondary schools. This article analyzes difficulties and unintended consequences that can emerge when a low-key management approach is adopted. "Low-key" sometimes translates to low visibility, recognition, and status, which can…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Case Studies, Coordinators, Curriculum Development
Peer reviewedSmith, Robert – Higher Education Management, 1996
A study of the faculty evaluation system at Nene College (England) is reported and compared with studies in other British universities. Evaluator, faculty, and administrator views of the program were generally positive, particularly concerning the opportunities the evaluation interviews present for discussing issues. Assessment by line manager…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Role, Classroom Observation Techniques, College Administration
