The role of educational innovation projects and academic developers in the development of educational leadership.
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| Title: | The role of educational innovation projects and academic developers in the development of educational leadership. |
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| Authors: | Day, Indira N.Z.1 (AUTHOR) i.n.z.day@iclon.leidenuniv.nl, Grunefeld, Hetty2 (AUTHOR), Stevens, Tim M.3,4 (AUTHOR), Prins, Frans J.2,5 (AUTHOR) |
| Source: | International Journal for Academic Development. Jun2026, Vol. 31 Issue 2, p288-302. 15p. |
| Subject Terms: | *Educational leadership, *Leadership training, *Teacher development, *Mentoring in education, *Role models, *Instructional innovations |
| Abstract: | It is important to develop educational leadership skills in academics to benefit their developmental needs, as well as the organisational needs of universities. Faculty development (FD) programmes aimed at developing educational leadership often require participants to implement educational innovation projects. The current study investigates the role these projects and the facilitation by academic developers play in the development of educational leadership. Interviews with three facilitators and six participants from two different leadership programmes indicate that the project serves to connect the programme and practice, acting as a boundary object. Facilitators play an important role in supporting and coaching learning. By referencing their own leadership expertise, they can serve as role-models for participants. It is suggested that academic developers take opportunities to develop their own leadership skills, before facilitating programmes aimed at developing educational leadership. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Database: | Education Research Complete |
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