Dean Of College Research Articles

The Influence of University Dean’s Teaching Leadership and School Organizational Climate on Physical Education Teachers’ Teaching Efficacy in Selected Universities in China

This study uses the questionnaire method to analyze the influence of university deans' teaching leadership and school organizational climate on teachers' teaching efficacy. The conclusions are as follows: Teachers' teaching efficacy has different levels under different background factors; Principal's instruction can promote teachers' teaching efficacy; The learning and teaching atmosphere in school promote teachers' teaching efficacy. Orderly management is the premise of good school organization atmosphere. It is suggested that teachers should strengthen their confidence in education and teaching, and actively improve their teaching skills and professional qualities. It is suggested that school administrators should pay attention to cultivating teachers' team spirit and establishing a harmonious and friendly interpersonal atmosphere.

Management Framework for Quality Assurance to Strengthen Technology and TVET Pre-service Teacher Education

This study developed a management framework for quality assurance to enhance Technical-Vocational Education and Training (TVET) and technology pre-service teacher education programs in CALABARZON (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, and Quezon). Using the three-round Delphi consensus-building technique, the research assessed quality assurance practices and challenges in managing Bachelor of Technology and Livelihood Education (BTLEd) and Bachelor of Technical Vocational Teacher Education (BTVTEd) programs. The study also examined key factors affecting student performance in licensure examinations, career decision influences, and strategies to improve program appeal. Thirteen Delphi experts, including College Deans and program chairs, and 117 BTLEd and BTVTEd graduates participated. Thematic and statistical analyses, including the Mann-Whitney U test, compared assessment differences between graduates concerning licensure exam performance, career decisions, and program appeal strategies. The findings highlight that Teacher Education Institutions (TEIs) in the region prioritize quality assurance through curriculum reviews, faculty engagement, accreditation, facility maintenance, and continuous improvement. However, they face challenges such as resource limitations, curriculum misalignment, faculty development issues, and lack of specific quality assurance standards for TVET programs. Graduates noted factors influencing their licensure exam performance and career decisions, emphasizing the importance of review preparation, teaching strategies, and professional development. To enhance program appeal, there is a need for sustained career guidance, institutional initiatives, and program awareness efforts. The study recommends strengthening collaboration with stakeholders and implementing the proposed management framework to align with national and international standards.

Leadership matters: The role of destructive leadership behavior and teachers’ demographic characteristics on teachers’ social engagement with students

The study intended to investigate the role of destructive leadership behavior, and teachers’ demographic characteristics on teachers’ social engagement with students in colleges of teacher education in the State of Amhara. A mixed method with an explanatory sequential design was employed. 397 teachers and 366 students participated in the quantitative data collection (questionnaire), whereas the qualitative data were collected with the help of interviews with college deans and teachers. Data collected through a questionnaire was analyzed through descriptive and inferential statistics. On the other hand, narration and interpretation were employed for qualitative data analysis. Findings revealed that deans’ destructive leadership behavior was exhibited significantly. Teachers were socially engaged with students (t (396) = 58.902, d = 0.54, p = .000). Deans’ destructive leadership behavior and demographic characteristics explain teachers’ social engagement with students. However, demographic characteristics only have a minimal contribution in explaining teachers’ social engagement with students. In conclusion, demographic characteristics have no role in teachers’ social engagement with students but destructive leadership behavior plays a role. Finally, recommendations were forwarded to potential stakeholders.

The influence of deans’ transactional leadership behaviors on research productivity in public universities: The mediating effect of workplace learning capability

This study examined the effect of transactional leadership behaviors on research productivity in public universities, with organizational learning capability serving as a mediating factor. A quantitative research approach focusing on correlational design was utilized. Data were collected through a survey questionnaire administered to 519 respondents. Both measurement and structural model analyses were conducted, with deans, colleges, and individual academics serving as units of analysis. The findings revealed that deans’ contingent reward leadership behaviors significantly and positively influenced the research productivity of academics and colleges, even when controlling for workplace learning capability. Furthermore, the study demonstrated that deans’ contingent rewards and active-by-exception behaviors significantly and positively impacted workplace learning capability, accounting for 44.5% of the variance, with moderate and small effect sizes, respectively. Additionally, organizational learning capability exhibited a significant positive effect, explaining 54% of the variance in research productivity and demonstrating a moderate effect size, which indicates an unexplained variance of 46%. Bootstrapping tests confirmed that workplace learning capability partially and fully mediates the relationship between deans’ transactional leadership behaviors and research productivity. Consequently, it is imperative for college deans to enhance their contingent reward leadership behaviors and foster workplace learning capabilities to maximize their impact on research productivity.

The Impact of Strategic Intelligence on Marketing Agility: A Field Study in Private Universities in the Capital Municipality of Sana'a

This study aimed to determine the levels of marketing agility and strategic intelligence, as well as the impact of strategic intelligence on marketing agility in private universities in the Capital Municipality of Sana'a. The study adopted a descriptive-analytical approach and used a questionnaire as a tool for data collection from private universities that have been established for more than 15 years and have more than 20 educational programs. One hundred and thirty-seven questionnaires were distributed to university rectors, vice rectors, general secretaries, deans of colleges, marketing managers, heads of academic departments, registrars, and student affairs. A total of 118 valid questionnaires were collected for analysis. The Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) was used to analyze the data. The study found that the level of strategic intelligence practice in private universities was high, with the future vision dimension being the most practiced, while motivation was the least practiced. The level of marketing agility application was also high, with implementation agility being the most applied dimension, while participation agility was the least applied. The results also showed a significant statistical impact of strategic intelligence on marketing agility. The motivation and partnership dimensions of strategic intelligence had the greatest impact on marketing agility, while systematic thinking had the least impact. The study recommends increasing focus and attention on the motivation and partnership dimensions, as they have the greatest impact on marketing agility and increase the achievement of marketing agility in the face of increasing competition in the private university sector in Yemen.

Electronic governance and its role in promoting entrepreneurship - a survey study of a sample of colleges at Sulaimani Polytechnic University

This research aims to explain the role of electronic governance in its various dimensions in promoting entrepreneurship, by applying it in the colleges of Sulaimani Polytechnic University. To achieve the research objectives, the researcher collected data from various sources. The descriptive analytical approach was used to conduct the study, and the questionnaire was a main tool for collecting information. The research community consisted of college deans, assistant deans, department heads, department rapporteurs, division and unit officials, and professors. Their number reached 250 individuals, where 200 questionnaires were distributed and 49 questionnaires were returned. The total percentage of questionnaires received was 24.5%. SPSS program was used to analyze the data. The study reached a number of results, the most important of which is that the colleges of Sulaimani Polytechnic University give great importance to the variable of electronic governance in its various dimensions (Standards and applications, electronic participation, monitoring and evaluation, capabilities and human resources), and entrepreneurship in its various dimensions (creativity and innovation, initiative, take advantage of the opportunities, risk). The study found that there is a strong and direct correlation between electronic governance in its various dimensions and entrepreneurship. The research concluded that there is a need to activate the university’s great capabilities in implementing e-governance, through the presence of effective strategies to solve problems.

The Role Of Cognitive Sharing In Enhancing The E-Learning Quality An Analytical Study Of A Sample Of Iraqi Universities

The world faced many communication challenges in 2020 after the Covid-19 pandemic, the most important of which was the continuation of schooling. Therefore, the research aimed to analyze the current reality of the studied universities in terms of strengths and weaknesses and measure the implementing level of quality requirements of e-learning. This research studies the impact of knowledge sharing in its dimensions (behavior, organizational culture, work teams, and technology) on the e-learning quality and its dimensions (e-learning management, educational content, evaluation ,and evaluation). After conducting the survey, there was a difference in the universities’ application of the quality requirements of e-learning, as the study was conducted in the engineering departments of Iraqi public universities (Al-Nahrain, Technology, and Iraqia). The questionnaire was tested as a measure of the research variables and the relationship between them by selecting a sample that included 52 administrators who were distributed among the leaders (deans of colleges and heads of quality assurance departments). The descriptive analytical approach was adopted, in addition to using some statistical methods for the two programs (SPSS v.25). The results of the research indicated that the universities included in the study applied knowledge exchange to a moderate degree, and the behavioral dimension ranked first, while the organizational culture, technology, and work teams were good. There is a statistically significant effect of knowledge exchange on the quality of e-learning, and it also indicated that knowledge sharing has a direct impact on the dimensions of e-learning.

Metabolic-Dysfunction Associated Liver Disease Progresses Independent of Weight in a Rodent Model

Background: Metabolic dysfunction associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) is the most prevalent liver disease worldwide with an estimated 25% of U.S. adults having MASLD. MASLD is typically regarded as a diet driven disease, with the Western diet (high fat, high sugar, low fiber) being a major driver. Recently, evidence suggests MASLD can be present regardless of body weight. There is not good evidence on how prevalent this is, but reports suggest it could be as high as nearly 30% of MASLD patients. As such, there is a critical need to better understand MASLD independent of weight to ensure all individuals with the disease are receiving proper diagnosis and treatment. Methods: Young female rats were fed either a Control (AIN-93G) or Western (45% fat, 34% sugar) diet for 8 weeks. Histology, RT-qPCR, and standard biological assays were performed to analyze differences in hepatic function and fatty acid analysis was used to analyze fatty acid deposition in the liver, adipose tissue, and brain. Results: There were no statistically significant differences in the weights of rats consuming a Control or Western diet. However, consuming a Western diet had increased histological evidence of fat deposition and inflammation compared to Control. Rats consuming a Western diet also displayed increased ( p<0.05) hepatic triglyceride content and relative expression of several key genes involved in lipogenesis and oxidative stress. Fatty acid analysis found Western diet rats to have increased (p<0.05) hepatic monounsaturated fatty acid (MUFA) content, while adipose tissue of those same animals had decreased (p<0.05) MUFAs. Conclusions: The Western diet plays a significant role in the development of MASLD independent of differences in weight. This model may serve to better elucidate mechanisms at play in lean MASLD. We are currently conducting additional experiments on the role of alcohol in this phenomenon. WVU Davis College Dean's Opportunity Fund and the UVM Food Systems Research Center. This is the full abstract presented at the American Physiology Summit 2024 meeting and is only available in HTML format. There are no additional versions or additional content available for this abstract. Physiology was not involved in the peer review process.

Love and Protection: Wang Zhaocheng’s Choice and Pursuit

Wang Zhaocheng was the fifth dean of the National Normal College (now Hunan Normal University in Changsha, Hunan Province, China) during the Republic of China, following Liao Shicheng, Pi Mingju, Xie Fuya and Chen Dongyuan. Unfortunately, he died on his way back from collecting college funds from the provincial government on August 10, 1949. The Kuomintang troops who had agreed to escort him shot him and his companions to death by pretending to be gangsters. Wang Zhaocheng was born into a businessman family. He went to Japan twice to further his education abroad in his youth. He later made his name in history for his patriotism and college-protecting actions, and was posthumously recognized as a martyr. It is Wang Zhaocheng’s personal choice to sacrifice his life for the country and to die for the college, and it is also the embodiment and pursuit of his unity of knowledge and action.

A Liderança Vai Embora, e Agora? Mudança Organizacional em um Parque Tecnológico

ABSTRACT This teaching case describes the organizational change process of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro Science Park (PTEC-UFRJ), an organization that plays a leading role in the innovation ecosystem of both the university and its surrounding state. The change process began in 2019, rooted on the leadership’s view that the Park’s economic sustainability depends on strategic redirection and transformation of employees’ attitudes and behavior, along with the redesign of PTEC-UFRJ’s internal processes. However, PTEC-UFRJ has the peculiarity of having its leadership appointed by the University Dean’s Office. In this context, management initiatives directed to supporting the change process are fundamental to secure its achievements and ensure its continuity. The case describes the decisions and actions took by PTEC-UFRJ’s executive director in order to guide the strategic change in the Park and the challenges faced. In view of the results and objectives already achieved, the most important point is to discuss PTEC-UFRJ’s future perspectives, the role of leadership and organizational policies, and practices that guarantee the sustainability of the organizational change

Career Reflections: Delivering Excellence by Building Great Teams.

Building great teams who can act rapidly and training energetic leaders who are empowered to innovate have been central themes in my leadership journey: Career reflections of Charles J. Lockwood, MD, MHCM, dean of the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine and executive vice president of USF Health at the University of South Florida (USF).

The Mediating Role of Psychological Capital: Looking into the Effect of Transformational Leadership of College Deans on Faculty Satisfaction

At present, most of the research on teachers' job satisfaction focuses on different regions and students. There are only a few studies will focus on the relationship between teachers' job satisfaction and other variables, and the analysis of the relationship between transformational leadership is obviously insufficient. The positive influence of the transformational leadership of the dean on the organizational development of the school or the construction of the teaching staff has been gradually decreasing in the past ten years. The results of the reference, can be targeted to their own leadership style to make appropriate optimization and adjustment, and to the organization, paying more attention to and cultivating the psychological capital of teachers will help to enhance their leadership ability and have a high job satisfaction for all teachers.

Insights into Strategic Decision-making: Views of Filipino Education Deans

Background and Objectives: Strategic decision-making is a complex process, especially in the context of higher education institutions. Understanding how education college deans approach strategic decisions is crucial for effective management and decision support. This qualitative single case study aimed to explore the strategic decision-making processes (SDMP) of college deans in state universities in Eastern Visayas, Philippines. The study sought to identify the characteristics of SDMPs, approaches to SDM and propose a new model that captures the spectrum of decision-making modes. Methodology: A single case study that rests on the interpretive research paradigm was adopted to delve into the individual experiences of education college deans in making strategic decisions. Data was collected through semi-structured interviews, focus group discussions, and reflective essays from eight deans, selected through purposive sampling based on specific criteria. The study adhered to strict ethical guidelines, ensuring confidentiality and obtaining informed consent from participants. Data analysis followed Attride-Stirling's thematic network analysis method, allowing for in-depth exploration and interpretation of the decision-making processes. Main Results: The analysis revealed several characteristics of SDMPs, including their highly unstructured, non-routinary, nonrepetitive, high-stakes, risky, complex, and irreversible nature, aligning with findings from prior research. College deans employed three main types of SDMPs: rational, intuitive, and improvisational. Rational SDMP involved systematic, logical, and fact-based decision-making, while intuitive SDMP relied on judgment and past experiences in time-sensitive and uncertain situations. Improvisational SDMP emerged as a novel approach, characterized by spontaneity, novelty, and action-orientation. Discussions: The study contributes to the understanding that SDMPs are not fixed processes but rather dynamic and context-dependent. It highlights the importance of considering the specific circumstances and timing of decision-making when determining the most suitable approach. The proposed model presents a spectrum of SDMPs, recognizing the interconnectedness of the decision-making modes. The study also brings attention to the improvisational decision-making approach, which has received limited focus in the literature but is increasingly relevant in today's rapidly changing management context. Conclusions: Education college deans adopt diverse approaches to strategic decision-making, with rational, intuitive, and improvisational SDMPs being prevalent. The study underscores the need for flexibility and adaptation in decision-making to address the complexities and uncertainties faced by educational administrators. The new model of SDMPs captures the continuum of decision-making modes, allowing administrators to tailor decision support to the specific needs of deans based on the context and timing of decision-making. By recognizing the different decision-making approaches, administrators can foster more effective decision-making processes and improve the overall management of higher education institutions. Further research on the improvisational decision-making approach is warranted to explore its potential benefits and limitations in strategic decision-making contexts.

Kaapora Chair: non-hegemonic knowledge and knowers at the Federal University of São Paulo

This article shares and discusses experiences that have been developed at the Federal University of São Paulo, under the Kaapora Chair of Traditional and Non-Hegemonic Knowledge. Created in 2016 and linked to University's Dean of Extension and Culture, Kaapora works as a platform for dialogue between academic and non-academic worlds. One of its distinguishing features is that it values the leading role of those with non-hegemonic knowledge, being open to their own ways of learning and exchanging. The Kaapora Chair proposes a set of initiatives that combine teaching, research and community outreach, carried out by teachers and students from various courses and campuses, with the support of university staff. We organize courses inside and outside the curriculum, workshops, in-person and remote lectures and debates, short field trips, surveys, artist residencies and publications – both alone or in partnership with other organisations. In this way, it aims to contribute to broadening the intellectual, aesthetic and epistemological horizons of all those involved in its activities and to transforming the university into a “pluriversity”. Keywords: Kaapora Chair; Federal University of São Paulo; non-hegemonic knowledge; intercultural dialogues; epistemic quotas.

How and why performance evaluations shape leadership: the case of Canadian university deans’ reappointments

How and why performance evaluations shape leadership: the case of Canadian university deans’ reappointments

The Mechanisms of Applying Open Book ‎Management Approach at Shaqra University ‎in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

The study aimed to identify the reality of applying the open-‎book management approach at Shaqra University, determine ‎whether there are statistically significant differences for ‎variables (gender-type of work); and define the difficulties of ‎applying the open-book management approach at Shaqra ‎University to develop proposed mechanisms for applying the ‎open-book management approach based on the results of the ‎study. The researcher used the descriptive survey approach and ‎the questionnaire as the tool for data collection. The study ‎population included the college's deans and deputies of the ‎university who are (51). The study mainly revealed the ‎following results: the reality of applying the open-book ‎management approach at Shaqra University is moderate as ‎follows (education and training - organizational environment - ‎support and motivation), and there are no statistically significant ‎differences in the gender and type of work.. The most ‎prominent difficulties limiting the application of the open-book ‎management approach at Shaqra University are: bureaucracy in ‎work performance and the ambiguity of the criteria for ‎nominating leadership selection. In addition, the study ‎concluded with the development of the most important ‎measures that help to apply the open-book management ‎approach at Shaqra University, including creating a favorable ‎environment for spreading out the open-book management ‎approach and empowering employees by delegating greater ‎powers to the middle and lower levels according to the abilities ‎and skills of workers.‎ ‎(Keywords: Application Mechanisms, Open-book ‎Management, Shaqra University)‎

Exploration leadership that advancing creative collaboration for teachers

Amidst China's robust push for aesthetic education reform, the emphasis on interdisciplinary and cross-specialty collaboration necessitates alterations to traditional collaboration frameworks, presenting fresh challenges for leadership. While most of today's schools have documented the closely knitted relationship between leadership and teacher collaboration in educational settings, very few attempts have been made to explore what competencies college leaders employ to infuse creative collaboration into the organizational culture and how this creative collaboration affects teachers’ work, especially under the aesthetic education reform in China. This research used qualitative case study and thematic analysis to explore leaders' competencies to promote creative collaboration in the organizational culture. This case study involved 10 participants from one College of Fine Arts in Henan, China, selected through purposeful sampling. Data were collected through 16 semi-structured interviews and the review of relevant documents. Findings reveal that the college dean employs an integrated leadership approach to foster positive creative collaboration among teachers. Findings were organized into the following themes: (i) Clear and decisive, collaboration-oriented organizational decision-making and guidance mechanisms; (ii) People-centric mindset: Fostering open and honest communication, creating a trusting environment; (iii) Maintenance and practice of integrity and responsibility; and finally (iv) Creating resources supporting and common goals to ignite teachers' passion for collaborative engagement. Valuable guidance in the leadership model for fostering positive teacher-creative collaboration for leaders in Chinese aesthetic education reform is provided based on these findings.

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion and Black Higher Education Administrators: Reflections on Illusions of Change

Over the past two decades, universities and colleges in Canada have increasingly styled themselves as being deeply invested in addressing anti-Black racism, coloniality, and histories of exclusion. To address these long-standing grievances, academic institutions have ramped up and mass-promoted the implementation of equity-focused initiatives such as equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) offices; executive-level EDI positions; race-based data collection; EDI working groups; subcommittees and councils; anti-racism charters; statements of solidarity; and EDI training and workshops. In this article, the author argues that these efforts have done nothing to meaningfully address entrenched inequities present at every level of academic institutions. Of particular focus is the role of the Black administrator, who, the author argues, is hired to nullify dissent within the institution while manufacturing optics of diversity and progress. Drawing on the author’s own experience as a former college dean, this article first provides examples of how these strategies amount to a nullification of dissent. The author argues that universities and colleges have become sophisticated in stifling legitimate challenges to hierarchies of power through incorporating and co-opting calls for change. The author shows how such practices not only undermine radical demands for change but also provide ways for institutions to maintain their racial capitalist, neoliberal objectives. In thinking about what may yet be possible in “another university,” the author reviews a set of principles derived from Black radical tradition and Black queer feminist theory, which point to ways in which we may move toward an alternative learning commons or what others refer to as the “off-university” or the “undercommons.” Extending on the concepts of the “Black test” and an “ethics of care,” the author suggests some fundamental criteria for moving toward transformed academic institutions while also addressing ways in which we can rethink notions of Black leadership that are too often deployed to frustrate calls for change.

Students’ Perspective towards Educational Service Quality in Ethiopian Public University: A Triangulation Approach

In higher education, evaluating educational service quality from students’ perspective is vital to pinpoint institutional strengths and identify areas for improvement. The main purpose of this study was to examine students’ perspective towards education service quality of a public University in Ethiopia. Using qualitative case study design, the study employed purposive sampling technique to select participants including regular undergraduate students, student union representatives, teachers, department heads, college deans and student service directorate director. Semi-structured interview was conducted with twenty participants, consisting of six teachers, four student union representatives, five department heads, four college deans and one student service directorate director. Meanwhile, focus group discussion was conducted with twelve purposefully selected students. The thematic qualitative data revealed that students’ perception towards educational service quality of the University was found to be poor. This study further uncovered that poor provision of educational services affects students’ learning. Based on the findings, conclusions, recommendations and directions for further studies were forwarded.

Curbing cyberbullying on Facebook: An analysis of mitigation strategies in universities in Kenya

Cyberbullying is the wilful and repeated use of electronic devices and platforms to harm others. It is becoming increasingly practised amongst university students in digital spaces. This paper examines the mitigation strategies Kenyan university students and administrators adopt to help curb cyberbullying. The study underpinning this paper applied mixed methods research approach employing both qualitative and quantitative studies. The total population of undergraduate students was 610,563, while that of the dean of students was 49. The study used stratified and information-oriented sampling techniques. The study sample comprised 4,770 undergraduate students and 24 deans of students from 16 public and eight private chartered universities in Kenya. Quantitative data was collected from the students using questionnaires. Qualitative data was also collected from the students using focus group discussions and deans of students using key informant interviews. The study's findings indicate that students responded to cyberbullying by enhancing their online security, blocking perpetrators of cyberbullying, flagging and reporting offenders, seeking counselling, and taking legal action against them. The effectiveness of these strategies varied depending on the type of cyberbullying suffered. The authors conclude that cyberbullying is a prevalent socio-technological ill affecting undergraduate students in universities in Kenya. A myriad of strategies to cope with the vice has been adopted. However, this paper recommends concerted efforts of the students, deans of students, universities, government, and society in devising and implementing comprehensive strategies for curbing cyberbullying in universities in Kenya.