
Intellectual Leadership in Higher Education
Renewing the role of the university professor
Bruce Macfarlane(Author)
Routledge (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 17. February 2012
Book
Paperback/Softback
174 pages
978-0-415-56082-5 (ISBN)
Description
What is 'intellectual leadership' and how might this concept be better understood in the modern university? Drawing on research into the role of full or chair professors, this book argues that it is important to define and reclaim intellectual leadership as a counter-weight to the prevailing managerial culture of higher education. It contends that professors have been converted into narrowly defined knowledge entrepreneurs and often feel excluded or marginalised as leaders by their own universities. To fulfil their role professors need to balance the privileges of academic freedom with the responsibilities of academic duty. They exercise their academic freedom as critics and advocates but they also need to be mentors, guardians, enablers and ambassadors. Four orientations to intellectual leadership are identified: knowledge producer, academic citizen, boundary transgressor and public intellectual. These orientations are illustrated by reference to the careers of professors and show how intellectual leadership can be better understood as a transformational activity. This book tackles the question of what intellectual leadership actually is and analyses the questions most frequently associated with the role of senior academics, including:
How can intellectual leadership be distinguished from other forms of leadership and management?
How can professors balance their responsibilities both within and beyond the university?
How can universities make better use of the expertise of professors as leaders?
It concludes with recommendations for senior institutional managers on how to make more effective use of the expertise and leadership potential of the senior professoriate.
How can intellectual leadership be distinguished from other forms of leadership and management?
How can professors balance their responsibilities both within and beyond the university?
How can universities make better use of the expertise of professors as leaders?
It concludes with recommendations for senior institutional managers on how to make more effective use of the expertise and leadership potential of the senior professoriate.
Reviews / Votes
'This is a well-written, well-argued book about an under-researched but increasingly important topic.'- Justine Mercer, University of Warwick, UKMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Academic and Professional Practice & Development
Illustrations
1 s/w Abbildung, 1 s/w Tabelle
1 Tables, black and white; 1 Illustrations, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
278 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-415-56082-5 (9780415560825)
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Renewing the role of the university professor
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Renewing the role of the university professor
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Renewing the role of the university professor
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Bruce Macfarlane is Associate Professor for Higher Education at the University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
Content
Part A- Leadership and intellectuals 1. The leadership crisis 2. Beyond the caricature Part B- The entrepreneurial academy 3. The retreat from engagement 4. The corporatization of the research agenda Part C- Freedom and Duty 5. Becoming a Professor 6. Being a Professor 7. Two freedoms 8. Four Duties Part D- Re-engagement 9. Understanding Intellectual Leadership 10. Finding a Moral Compass 11. Reclaiming Professorial Leadership