NDLI: Leadership challenges: A higher education perspective

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Ramdass, K.
Copyright Year	2014
Description	Author affiliation: Dept. of Mech. & Ind., Univ. of South Africa, Johannesburg, South Africa (Ramdass, K.)
Abstract	Institutions of higher learning in South Africa have undergone minor as well as major changes in their core business and have applied different modes of transformational strategies to deal with the changing environment. There are problems in terms of public funding, student demographics are changing, and the marketplace is expanding in response to a technological society. Through continuous restructuring, employer-employee relations are affected as loyalty to one employer is no longer possible. Public trust in higher education is decreasing as more graduates are unemployed. In view of these challenges, universities need to adapt and be open to change. There needs to be strong, capable leadership that drives the core function of teaching and learning in this dynamic environment. In view of the diverse demographic profile of the South African workforce, both white and blue collar workers, it is perceived that each individual takes care of their own interests. With diminishing levels of trust among peers, and the escalation of costs, South Africa needs to adapt to these drastic changes to survive the global landscape as international private institutions infiltrate the higher education market. The objectives of the paper is to highlight some of the challenges experienced by staff and to emphasise that managers need professional development in management and leadership qualities in academia in order to improve relationships. It is important to note that without effective leadership, the possibility of improvement in teaching and learning is limited. Secondary literature surveys were conducted to outline the qualities that need to be instilled in a diversified society such as South Africa.
Sponsorship	Panasonic Syst. Commun. Co. of N. Am. Travel Portland
Starting Page	1112
Ending Page	1120
File Size	304564
Page Count	9
File Format	PDF
e-ISBN	9781890843311
DOI	10.1109/PICMET.2015.7273044
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2015-08-02
Publisher Place	USA
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Portland International Conference on Management of Engineering and Technology
Subject Keyword	Education Organizations Context Employment Cultural differences Africa
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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1	Ministry of Education (GoI), Department of Higher Education	Sanctioning Authority	https://www.education.gov.in/ict-initiatives
2	Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	Host Institute of the Project: The host institute of the project is responsible for providing infrastructure support and hosting the project	https://www.iitkgp.ac.in
3	National Digital Library of India Office, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	The administrative and infrastructural headquarters of the project	Dr. B. Sutradhar bsutra@ndl.gov.in
4	Project PI / Joint PI	Principal Investigator and Joint Principal Investigators of the project	Dr. B. Sutradhar bsutra@ndl.gov.in Prof. Saswat Chakrabarti will be added soon
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