Role of Leaders in Managing Higher Education

Enakshi Sengupta serves as the Chair of Business Department and Director Centre for Teaching and Learning at American University of Afghanistan.Patrick Blessinger is Adjunct Associate Professor of Education at St. John's University, USA. He is also the chief research scientist of the International Higher Education Teaching and Learning Association.

• Part I: Leadership Styles Introduction to Role of Leaders in Managing Higher Education; Enakshi Sengupta and Patrick Blessinger Chapter 1. Empower Teachers’ Autonomy Under Ethics – Oriented Culture in Autonomous Educational Institutions; Lankoti Deepthi Chapter 2. ‘Like King Like Subject’? The Conditions for Transformative Leadership in India and South Africa; Dina Zoe Belluigi, Nandita Banerjee Dhawan, and Grace Ese-Osa Idahosa Chapter 3. Distributed Leadership in The UK Primary School: An Analysis of the Views of a Headteacher; Gwadabe Kurawa and Salisu Gumel Chapter 4. Leadership Styles in Higher Educational Institutions in India – “A Need for Paradigm Shift”; Vinod Sharma, Jeanne Poulose, and Chandan Maheshkar Part II: Glass Ceiling Chapter 5. Role of Afghan Women in Higher Education; Enakshi Sengupta, Victoria C. Fontan, and Nasiruddin Nezaami Chapter 6. Stereotypical Barriers Affecting Women Aspiring High Ranking Leadership Role in Higher Education; Anuradha R. Tiwari and Tarakeshwar Gupta

‘Leadership is a recurring theme in higher education, thus paving the way for various perspectives and findings. This book examines pioneering research on diverse approaches to leadership, enhanced global perspectives, and the stereotypical barriers surrounding the role of leaders to help understand modern-day educational challenges across continents. This book is essential for all learned individuals in higher educational institutions (HEIs) and educational professionals engaged in policymaking and leadership development.’