Women as Leaders and Managers in Higher Education (Society for Research Into Higher Education) - Softcover

Eggins, Heather; Society For Research Into Higher Educati; Eggins

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0335198791 ISBN 13: 9780335198795

Publisher: Open University Press, 1997

Synopsis

There are very few women who hold senior management positions in universities worldwide. This volume, written entirely by women, examines the problem and suggests ways in which it might be remedied. It is intended for those who wish to see women's talents used to their full capacity.

About this title

About the Author:

Professor Heather Eggins is Director of the Society for Research in Higher Education, Visiting Professor at the University of Strathclyde and senior Member of Lucy Cavendish College, University of Cambridge. Her research interest is in higher education policy and she has edited a number of volumes on different aspects of higher education: Restructuring Higher Education, Higher Education into the 1990s (with Christopher Ball), Art Graduates, their skills and their employment and Women as Leaders and Managers in Higher Education.
Ranald Macdonald is Head of Academic Development in the Learning and Teaching Institute as Sheffield Hallam University. He was recently Co-Chair of the UK's Staff and Educational Development Association and convenes the SEDA/SRHE Educational Development Research Network. His current research interests are in problem-based learning, plagiarism and academic development.

Review:

"...this extremely well edited, highly informative and accessible book." - The New Academic "This is a thought-provoking book which should be widely read and discussed." - Education Today "...an extremely well-edited, highly informative and accessible book." - Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education "...brings together in a thoughtful and authoritative way approaches to taking forward leadership development for women in higher education." - Studies in Higher Education "...a useful and well documented update for male and female social scientists. It offers a substantive introduction and contribution to the concept of eco-leadership, not just to a higher education readership, but also to practitioners or postgraduate students of both genders studying management, personnel and related interdisciplinary subjects." - The Lecturer

About this edition

• Publisher: Open University Press
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0335198791
• ISBN 13: 9780335198795
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 162