ABSTRACT

The challenge of managing education effectively is formidable. Written by two education managers, this text explores the issues associated with good leadership in educational and training institutions. It is based on their own work and on a series of detailed interviews with eminent leaders.

chapter |14 pages

Open and Flexible Learning

An Environmenfal Scan

chapter |9 pages

The University of South Australia

Providing Leadership in Flexible Learning

chapter |9 pages

The University of the South Pacific

Leading Change in a Multinational, Multimodal University

chapter |9 pages

Alverno College

Transforming the Institution to an Ability-Based Curriculum and Flexible Learning

chapter |9 pages

The University of Twente

Leading and Managing Change via a Web-Based Course-Management System

chapter |9 pages

Washington State University

A US Rural Land-Grant University Responds to its Changing Environment

chapter |9 pages

Western Governors University

A Competency-Based Virtual University

chapter |8 pages

The American Distance Education Consortium

From Rural Provision to Virtual Organization

chapter |8 pages

The UK Open University

Managing Success and Leading Change in a Mega-University

chapter |10 pages

Indira Gandhi National Open University and the Distance Education Council

Institution and System Building in India

chapter |9 pages

Athabasca University

Change Management in a Non-Traditional University Setting

chapter |9 pages

University of Wisconsin Extension

Exercising Leadership in Complex Organizations

chapter |9 pages

Leadership in Institution Building

The National Open School of India

chapter |9 pages

Treading a Fine Line

Consultancy in Open and Distance Learning

chapter |8 pages

The International Extension College

Leadership Beyond the Mainstream

chapter |9 pages

Jones International University

Converging Marketplace Entrepreneurship and Education