Higher Educational Leadership in VUCA Contexts

Upasana Gitanjali Singh is the Academic Leader and a Senior Lecturer in the Discipline of Information Systems and Technology at the University of KwaZulu Natal, Westville Campus, in Durban South Africa.Cecile Gerwel Proches is an Associate Professor in the Graduate School of Business and Leadership (GSB&L) at the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN), Durban, South Africa.Angela Antoinette James is an Associate Professor in Science Education and Academic Leader in Community Engagement, School of Education, School of Education, University of KwaZulu-Natal.Robyn Ruttenberg-Rozen is an Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Education at Ontario Tech University, Canada.

• Chapter 1. The Power of Imagination: Leading curriculum renewal for transformative Higher Education; Ruenda Loots, Maurisa Moloto, and Vanessa von der Heyde Chapter 2. Undoing Gender with Leadership: The VUCA of College Men’s Masculinity and developing critical consciousness through leadership learning; Keenan Y. Colquitt and Conor P. McLaughlin Chapter 3. Leader Development in the USAF and Thriving in the VUCA Ecosystem: VUCA Context, VUCA Prime, VUCA Change, and VUCA Leadership; John M. Hinck Chapter 4. Addressing Global Issues of Status -Quo Thinking in Higher Education Institution; Harvinder Singh and Angela James Chapter 5. Perceptions Of Middle Managers on Change Implementation in a Public South African Higher Education Institution; Antoinette Suené Botha and Cecile Gerwel Proches Chapter 6. From VUCA to VUCA Prime: Steering Higher Education With E-Leadership, AI, and Deep Learning; Moustafa Mohamed Hassan and Khairul Anuar Mohd Ali Chapter 7. First-Time Virtual Leaders’ Approaches During Disruptions: Reflections From First- Line Leaders in a South African Higher Education Institution; Abdulbaqi Eyitayo Badru, Cecile Gerwel Proches, and Oluwaseun Temitope Ojogiwa Chapter 8. Navigating Higher Educational Leadership in a VUCA World: Addressing Global Challenges amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic; Harvinder Singh Chapter 9. Building Resilient Institutions: Leadership Strategies For Crisis Management in Higher Education; Yusuf Suleiman and Ibrahim Musa Akanbi Chapter 10. Leadership Transparency and Its Impact on Teaching and Learning in South African Higher Education; Alexander Samuels Chapter 11. Re-Designing Educational Processes for Relevance in a Globalized VUCA Context; Ella Ruth Anaya and Sergio Cepero EspinosaChapter 12. Navigating the VUCA World: The role of Agile Leadership in Higher Education Institutions; Tehreem Fatima, Naveed Yasin, Muhammad Waqas, and Muhammad Kashif Imran Chapter 13. Leveraging Partnerships in Assessment as a Pillar of Leadership in VUCA Contexts; Eliana Elkhoury Chapter 14. Higher Education Leadership in Navigating VUCA Situation: Globalization of Postcolonial Cambodia; Loeurt To