TITLE:
Leadership Preparation and Institutional Priorities: A Global Perspective on Higher Education
AUTHORS:
Michael Miller
KEYWORDS:
Leadership, College Leaders, Leadership Skills, College Administration, Higher Education Outcomes
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Leadership,
Vol.12 No.1,
February
23,
2023
ABSTRACT: Higher education, globally, is at a critical
juncture. Public demands for measurable outcomes from the college going
experience coupled with student demands for on-demand education place these
institutions at the forefront of change that they have never experienced
before. The leadership of these institutions, therefore, is critical to protect
both the integrity of the institutions and experience, but also to be
appropriately responses to all of the different stakeholders who have expectations for these
institutions and what happens within their walls. The purpose for conducting
the study was to identify the soft skills necessary for effective college leadership along with the
activities of and priorities for leaders. Drawing on a global sample of 400
college presidents, differences were noted between the responses of leaders in
the United States, Europe, India, and Asia. The study concludes that there is a real necessity for higher
education to come together to explore their future and to find a way to assure
that these institutions can meet the multiple demands placed on them, and, in a
way that assures that future generations can rely on higher education as a
mechanism for cultural preservation and progression.