1st Edition
Academic Leadership in Higher Education in India Needs, Issues, and Challenges
This volume focuses on the need of establishing 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 organisations 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, policymakers, management leaders and academic leaders.
1. Leadership in the Midst of Influence of Power Centres- Sudhanshu Bhushan 2. Academic Leadership Strategy in World Class Higher Education- Babita Singh, Shikha Pandey 3. Academic Leadership in India: Challenges & Expectations- Pooja, Nitesh Bhatia 4. While Executing NEP 2020 in India the Prospects of Female Leadership in Organizational Management- Falguni P Desai 5. Transformation of Higher Education System in India through Indian Education Service (IES): A Way Forward- Babu G. 6. Effective Academic Leadership Development in Higher Education Institutions- Tushar Gupta 7. Women in leadership positions and their leadership styles: Inspired by my LEAP Experience- Neeru Sharma 8. Research Performance, Professional Practice, Innovation and the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) in India: Issues & Implications- Furqan Qamar
Biography
Lokanath Mishra, M.Sc. (Math), M. A(Eco) M.Ed. Ph.D. (Education), D.Litt. in Education, is working as Professor & Head, Department of Education, Mizoram University. Prof. Mishra is a trained academic leader under Ministry of Education, government of India. He has visited 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 National Resource Centre of educational research, flagship Programme of Government of India (implemented in selected standard universities), Prof. 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 2416 persons from different countries.
