Developing Academic Leadership Based on Emotional Intelligence

Conference: The European Conference on Education (ECE2021)
Title: Developing Academic Leadership Based on Emotional Intelligence
Stream: Higher Education
Presentation Type: Live-Stream Presentation
Authors:
Christian-Alexander Klinke, University College London, United Kingdom

Abstract:

Research topic/Aim: Due to the widespread negatively perceived image of leadership amongst educators, a considerable number of universities are not as successful as they could be. If academic leadership development programmes of universities are based on emotional intelligence, both sides, faculty, and teachers will benefit from the improved awareness of each other’s specific roles and needs as part of their daily work. This is work will examine the feasibility of leadership practices based on emotional intelligence in higher education. It explores the perceptions of academic leaders and teachers on leadership development towards the improvement of leadership effectiveness. Theoretical framework: The main problem of organizations composed of loosely coupled systems is thus that the respective units to focus on their particular interests, a development of the organization as a whole is not in view. This has implications for the relationship between faculty and teachers, both their perceptions of leadership and the university as a whole. Leadership development programmes hardly focus on bridging the gap between the demands and needs of both within the universities’ structures and therefore prevent academic leadership practices from being as effective as they could be. Methodology/research design: The empirical research will be based on the following steps: Description of the current state of research on the topic, as well as the relevance of the topic Anonymous, qualitative interviews with selected interview-partners (interviews with faculty and teachers participating in academic leadership development programmes). Expected conclusion/Findings: Aggregated information will provide insight into academic leadership third-level institutions.

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