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Leading, but Are There Followers? Exploring the Influence of Heads of Departments on Staff and Students in Ghanaian Higher Education Institutions
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Salifu, Inusah – Educational Research for Policy and Practice, 2023
This research investigated followers' expectations of their heads of departments (HoDs) and how they felt about the fulfilment of the expectations within the context of Ghanaian higher education. It further explored the nature of the challenges the HoDs faced as they tried to meet followers' expectations. The research used a phenomenological…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Department Heads, Teacher Attitudes, College Faculty
Transformational Leadership and Innovation in Higher Education: A Participative Process Approach
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Owusu-Agyeman, Yaw – International Journal of Leadership in Education, 2021
The concept of innovation in the administrative processes of higher education institutions (HEIs) remains topical due to the continuous call on providers of higher education to develop new ideas and practices that are aimed at meeting the growing needs of students and other interest groups. Focusing on the transformational leadership theory as the…
Descriptors: Transformational Leadership, Higher Education, Educational Innovation, Participative Decision Making
Institutional Governance and Management Systems in Sub-Saharan Africa Higher Education: Developments and Challenges in a Ghanaian Research University
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Abugre, James B. – Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education Research, 2018
This article examines the developments and challenges of higher education in developing countries. Using a thorough qualitative interview of deans, directors and heads of Department of the University of Ghana, this paper draws on their analysis to discover unexplored issues that affect the universities in developing countries. The study identifies…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Governance, Research Universities, Qualitative Research
Expectations and Integration of Early Career Academics into the Teaching Career: Empirical Evidence from Ghana
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Alabi, Goski; Abdulai, Munkaila – Studies in Higher Education, 2016
The preparation and induction of Early Career Academics (ECAs) in Ghana has been investigated using a qualitative study that employed an enumerative-ethnographic approach. The study combined reviews of policy documents, interviews of 50 Deans and Heads of Departments and surveys of ECAs in five purposively selected universities in Ghana to capture…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Qualitative Research, Ethnography, Educational Policy