Pivotal ways of improving leadership and the scholarship of learning and teaching in Higher Education

Susan E Simon; Michael Christie; Wayne A Graham; Kairen Call

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Pivotal ways of improving leadership and the scholarship of learning and teaching in Higher Education

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Pivotal ways of improving leadership and the scholarship of learning and teaching in Higher Education

Susan E Simon, Michael Christie, Wayne A Graham and Kairen Call

e-Journal of Business Education & Scholarship of Teaching, Vol.8(2), pp.32-38

2014

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Abstract

Curriculum and Pedagogy

leadership

partnerships

innovation

qualitative research

PIVOTAL

This paper presents a new model of leadership that can improve the knowledge and skills needed by school leaders who undertake Masters of Business and Masters of Education. The model is called PIVOTAL which stands for Partnerships, Innovation and Vitality - Opportunities for Thriving Academic Leadership. The model is compared and contrasted with existing models. A case study is undertaken to test the effective application of leadership theory as well as improvement in leadership performance within a complex learning community. Three focus groups are undertaken with three groups of School Principals and senior school leaders. The groups are characterised as potential students, current/graduate education students and current/graduate business students. PIVOTAL was found to be a robust model that has the capacity to respond to changing situations

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Title: Pivotal ways of improving leadership and the scholarship of learning and teaching in Higher Education
Authors: Susan E Simon (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering
Michael Christie (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering
Wayne A Graham (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Arts and Business
Kairen Call (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering
Publication details: e-Journal of Business Education & Scholarship of Teaching, Vol.8(2), pp.32-38
Publisher: Australian Business Education Research Association
Date published: 2014
ISSN: 1835-9132
Organisation Unit: School of Business and Creative Industries; School of Education - Legacy; School of Education and Tertiary Access; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; USC Business School - Legacy
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99448874102621
Output Type: Journal article

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