Abstract
The current paper reported on a case study of the implications of change implemented by a Saudi Arabian public university located in an urban setting. The university implemented a change in the process of preparing students to study in English as a medium of instruction in scientific departments, which required establishing an English Language Center (ELC) within the University. Bush’s models of management and leadership (2020) were applied to analyze the case from a leadership perspective. Results indicated that the formal model was the most dominant followed by the subjective, cultural, collegial, and Political models. Although the nature of the institution and its cultural context demonstrated certain formal and cultural features, the author argues that it is possible to implement more collegial practices.
Highlights
Education is at the heart of the development of any nation in our world
The current paper reported on a case study of the implications of change implemented by a Saudi Arabian public university located in an urban setting
The provision of education lends itself to the cultural as well as the political components of the society in which it exists (Foskett & Lumby, 2003; Bush, 2019). These cultural and political components are usually prone to change from time to time, which makes change an inevitable practice in educational institutions
Summary
Education is at the heart of the development of any nation in our world. The provision of education lends itself to the cultural as well as the political components of the society in which it exists (Foskett & Lumby, 2003; Bush, 2019). The current study attempts to investigate the implementation process of an educational change in a Saudi Arabian context in which a Saudi public university adapts a different approach for preparing students to study in English as a medium of instruction in scientific departments. This investigation will be guided by Bush’s (2020) framework. A critique of the application of Bush’s (2020) framework to the case of the university under investigation will be presented
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