Supporting Course and Programme Leaders in Higher Education Practical Wisdom for Leaders, Educational Developers and Programme Leaders

Introduction: Supporting course and programme leaders in higher education: Positioning programme leadership as central to HE success
Jenny Lawrence, Sue Morón-García and Rowena Senior

Part 1: Institutional development of programme leadership and programme leaders: Understanding and developing the role

Introduction
Jenny Lawrence

1. A national approach: Foregrounding programme leadership in Scotland
Martha Caddell, Sam Ellis, Christine Haddow and Kimberly Wilder-Davis

Practitioner response: Considering Canadian programme leadership
Andrea S. Webb

2. Understanding and defining programme leadership in a large institution
Rachel Forsyth and Stephen Powell

Practitioner response: Understanding and defining programme leadership in a South African context
Nosisana Mkonto

3. Developing program leadership in an Australian university: An institutional approach to professional learning and development
Louise Maddock, Samantha Carruthers and Karen van Haeringen

Practitioner response: Reviewing the programme leadership strategy in an Australian university: Could it be adapted in the Greek context?
Marianna Karatsiori

Case Study 1: Developing a role statement for programme leadership
Louise Maddock, Samantha Carruthers, Karen van Haeringen, Helen Massa and Christopher Love

4. A collaborative and comprehensive approach to designing a cross-institutional development programme for programme leaders
Petia Petrova

Practitioner response: Considering co-constructing a Programme Leadership Development Programme in a research-intensive HEI
Deanne Gannaway

5. Harnessing the potential of formal networks and informal communities to support the holistic development of programme leaders
Graham Scott and Jenny Lawrence

Practitioner response: It’s a good start: Reflections through indigenous eyes on a holistic approach to supporting course and programme leadership
Piki Diamond

Case Study 2: Academic almanac: A practical workshop for programme leaders to plan the academic yearly cycle
Juliet Eve

Part 2: Individual programme leaders: The development of leadership through experience and collaboration

Introduction
Sue Morón-García

6. Programme leaders as educational and academic leaders: A question of influence – relationships, behaviour and commitment
Doug Parkin

Practitioner response: A sympathetic approach and practical strategies
Svitlana Kalashnikova and Olena Orzhel

7. 'It can be a lonely job sometimes': The use of collaborative space and social network theory in support of programme leaders
Maeve O’Dwyer and Rebecca Sanderson

Practitioner response: Social support for programme leaders – Building an interdisciplinary community
Mayara da Mota Matos

8. Empowering programme leaders: Developing relational academic leadership
Sarah Moore

Practitioner response: Leadership as collaboration – Taking a less individualistic approach
Oscar Jerez Yañez

Case study 3: Honesty and the power of open approaches that foster trust
Jessie Johnson and Frances Kalu

Case study 4: Reflecting on the transition from traditional to blended programmes: Six critical messages to manage change
Emma O’Brien, Carol O’Sullivan and Gwen Moore

Case Study 5: Leading joint and combined honours programmes: Amplified complexity
Dawne Irving-Bell and Sue Morón-García

Case Study 6: Taking the lead: Creating an undergraduate environmental science programme to meet the benchmarks and expectations
Bethan L Wood

Part 3: The practice of programme leadership: Leading programme teams

Introduction
Rowena Senior

9. The collaborative programme leader: Embedding meaningful collaboration into a programme culture
Evelyn Jamieson

Practitioner response: Using our disciplines to improve our leadership approaches
Lucía Piquero Álvarez

Case Study 7: A team-based retreat for programme development
Sarah Moore

Case Study 8: Coordinating programme design though ‘Assessment Therapy’
Dominic Henri

10. In pursuit of excellence: A collaborative and interdisciplinary framework for reconceptualising programme leaders
Jacqueline Hamilton and Christopher Donaldson

Practitioner response: The importance of framing the curriculum as a living system
Catherine M. Millett

Case study 9: Leading successful programme transformation
Sharon Altena and Karen Theobald

Case study 10: Facilitating education leadership: Building and sharing an understanding amongst the programme team
Eva Malone and Stephen Yorkstone

Conclusion: Championing programme leadership for success in higher education
Rowena Senior, Sue Morón-García and Jenny Lawrence

Biography

Jenny Lawrence is a Reader in Higher Education and the Head of the Teaching Excellence Academy at the University of Hull, UK.

Sue Morón-García is a writer, researcher and educational developer with over 35 years of combined experience in higher, adult and secondary education where she has designed, led and advised on a variety of programmes.

Rowena Senior is a Reader in Higher Education within the School of Education, University of Hertfordshire, UK.