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Building a competence-based model for the academic development of programme leaders

Lawrence, Jenny; Morrell, Lesley J.; Scott, Graham W.

Authors

Jenny Lawrence



Abstract

The programme leader is crucial to the success of a higher education provider’s educational portfolio. However, programme leader development is under-researched and is too often conceptualised in a negative way, as the solution to a problem. Here we adopt a positive approach by undertaking an Appreciative Inquiry with programme leaders to understand their development needs. Our work identifies domains of reward and responsibility intrinsic to the programme leader role. Mapping these against a Competence-Based Higher Education Framework, we propose a holistic model for the academic development of programme leaders. We encourage others to adapt this model to their institutional contexts.

Citation

Lawrence, J., Morrell, L. J., & Scott, G. W. (2023). Building a competence-based model for the academic development of programme leaders. International Journal for Academic Development, https://doi.org/10.1080/1360144X.2023.2166942

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Sep 1, 2022
Online Publication Date May 3, 2023
Publication Date 2023
Deposit Date Sep 14, 2022
Publicly Available Date Mar 29, 2024
Journal International Journal for Academic Development
Print ISSN 1360-144X
Electronic ISSN 1470-1324
Publisher Taylor & Francis (Routledge)
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
DOI https://doi.org/10.1080/1360144X.2023.2166942
Keywords Academic leadership; Educational leadership; Competence-based education; Course leader; Programme director; Programme leader
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