Academic Leadership in Higher Education in India
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- ISBN 9781032224961
- Weight: 460g
- Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
- Publication Date: 28 Jun 2024
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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This volume focuses on the need to establish good leadership in academic settings and higher education institutions in India. It provides an understanding of the higher education system, knowledge, skills, and experience required for better leadership and management of academic institutions. The book highlights the importance of practising data-driven decision making for leaders of dynamic organizations within a complex social, political, and economic environment. It explores how a systematic leadership programme needs to be developed to ensure academic leadership effectiveness. While discussing federal and state systems of higher education, policies and regulations, key leadership strategies for improved institutional performance and better institutional governance, the volume outlines how effective academic leadership helps in building teams, nurturing staff, strengthening alliances, developing research capacity and strategic planning, and renewing academic programmes.
This volume will be of interest to teachers, students, and researchers of education, higher education, management education, and political economy. It will also be useful for academicians, policy makers, management leaders, and academic leaders.
Lokanath Mishra, M.Sc. (Math), M. A(Eco) M.Ed. Ph.D. (Education), D.Litt. in Education, is working as Professor and Head, Department of Education, Mizoram University. Professor Mishra is a trained academic leader under the Ministry of Education, Government of India. He has visited the University of Pennsylvania, Cabrini University, Drexel University, USA, for the training of Vice Chancellor. He has a strong administrative experience. As the National coordinator of the National Resource Centre of educational research, flagship Programme of Government of India (implemented in selected standard universities), Professor Mishra has developed 40 content videos on education research under SWAYAM, Ministry of Education, Government of India. He has organized 72 workshops on different aspects of education. One of his papers entitled “Online Teaching-Learning During Covid-19 Pandemic” has been cited by 2,416 persons from different countries.
