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  • Degree Programme Leader roles and identities in changing times

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    Author(s)
    Krause, Kerri-Lee
    Bath, Debra
    Lizzio, Alfred
    Albert, Louis
    Clark, Jo-Anne
    Campbell, S.
    Scott, G.
    Fyffe, J.
    Spencer, D.
    Griffith University Author(s)
    Lizzio, Alfred J.
    Clark, Jo-Anne
    Albert, Louis R.
    Krause, Kerri-Lee D.
    Bath, Debra M.
    Year published
    2010
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    Abstract
    This paper empirically examines the pivotal role of degree programme leaders as change agents in higher education. Programme leaders are responsible for managing whole degree programmes, including a complex combination of curriculum, administrative and staff coordination roles. The paper analyses responses from 176 programme leaders in three multi-campus Australian universities, investigating their role conceptions, sources of role stress, and institutional factors influencing role enactment. Challenges of leading academic programmes in multi-campus university settings were also explored. The majority of respondents found ...
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    This paper empirically examines the pivotal role of degree programme leaders as change agents in higher education. Programme leaders are responsible for managing whole degree programmes, including a complex combination of curriculum, administrative and staff coordination roles. The paper analyses responses from 176 programme leaders in three multi-campus Australian universities, investigating their role conceptions, sources of role stress, and institutional factors influencing role enactment. Challenges of leading academic programmes in multi-campus university settings were also explored. The majority of respondents found the role rewarding, yet expressed frustration at the lack of role clarity and recognition, accompanied by high administrative burdens. The paper explores the significance of these boundary-spanning roles that combine academic and administrative functions, leaving many incumbents uncertain about their role identity and its contribution to future career paths. Implications for supporting programme leaders to achieve a balance between managing information and engaging in wise, strategic thinking are explored.
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    Conference Title
    Society for Research in Higher Education Annual Research Conference 2010
    Publisher URI
    http://www.srhe.ac.uk/
    Copyright Statement
    © The Author(s) 2010. The attached file is reproduced here in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. For information about this conference please refer to the conference's website or contact the authors.
    Subject
    Higher Education
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/38879
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