Evaluation of the Aspiring Deans Leadership Development Program in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand

Stephen Neville; Sara Napier; Megan Langford; Leah East; Karen Strickland; Jeffery Adams

doi:10.36951/001c.142788

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Evaluation of the Aspiring Deans Leadership Development Program in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand

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Evaluation of the Aspiring Deans Leadership Development Program in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand

Stephen Neville, Sara Napier, Megan Langford, Leah East, Karen Strickland and Jeffery Adams

Nursing Praxis in Aotearoa New Zealand, Vol.41(1), pp.163-170

2025

DOI: https://doi.org/10.36951/001c.142788

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Abstract

midwifery

nursing

leadership

faculty

workforce

succession planning

The global demand for registered nurses outstrips supply. The sustainability of the registered nurse workforce is exacerbated by a global shortage of suitably qualified faculty to educate the next generation of nurses and midwives. The Council of Deans of Nursing and Midwifery (Australia & New Zealand) (CDNM) provides leadership to academics who deliver higher education to nurses and midwives. To support succession planning, the CDNM launched the inaugural Aspiring Deans Leadership Development Program (ADLDP) in 2020. The purpose of the ADLDP was to provide mentorship to academic nurses and midwives aspiring to be the next generation of academic leaders. A pragmatic qualitative study was undertaken to assess the quality, impacts and key success factors and provide insights and empirical evidence to CDNM executive on how the ADLDP could be strengthened in the future. The findings indicate the ADLDP was effective in contributing to leadership development and career advancement. Programme activities increased leadership confidence. Networking between current leaders and aspiring nursing and midwifery leaders was a highlight. Challenges for both mentees and mentors included planning dedicated time for scheduled meetings. Recommendations to consider for strengthening future programmes were provided to the CDNM including more opportunities to meet face-to-face, build continuous improvement into the ADLDP and to explore how Indigenous nurses and midwives are supported in academia and leadership. The findings provide empirical evidence in the under-researched area of nursing leadership development and contributes to a global need for a resilient and sustainable academic workforce to support and educate future nursing and midwifery graduates.

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Title: Evaluation of the Aspiring Deans Leadership Development Program in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand
Authors: Stephen Neville (Corresponding Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Health - Nursing
Sara Napier - Auckland University of Technology
Megan Langford - Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology
Leah East - University of Southern Queensland
Karen Strickland - Edith Cowan University
Jeffery Adams - Eastern Institute of Technology
Publication details: Nursing Praxis in Aotearoa New Zealand, Vol.41(1), pp.163-170
Publisher: Nursing Praxis in N.Z.
Date published: 2025
DOI: 10.36951/001c.142788
ISSN: 2703-4542
Copyright note: This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CCBY-4.0). View this license’s legal deed at http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 and legal code at http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode for more information.
Grant note: CDNM funded the ADLDP.
Organisation Unit: Healthy Ageing Research Cluster; School of Health - Nursing
Language: English
Record Identifier: 991160845902621
Output Type: Journal article

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