The last judgement

Exploring Intellectual Leadership in Higher Education Through Academic Obituaries

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ID4098178
AutoresBruce Macfarlane (0000-0002-9399-6155, University of Hong Kong, autor correspondente), Roy Y Chan (0000-0003-4666-5932, University of Hong Kong)
Ano2014
Volume39
Fascículo2
Páginas294-306
Data de publicação2014-02-07
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoStudies in Higher Education (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0307-5079 • E-ISSN: 1470-174X
EditoraInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/03075079.2012.684679
OpenAlexW2056230891
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas12
Referências citadas13

The literature on leadership in higher education is focused mainly on senior academic leaders with managerial roles. It largely excludes informal and distributed forms of intellectual leadership offered by full professors among others. This article explores the concept of intellectual leadership using academic obituaries. A total of 63 obituaries were collected from Times Higher Education published between 2008 and 2010. These identify the importance of personal characteristics and academic achievements in the formation of reputation. Four elements of intellectual leadership are suggested, linked to academic obituaries: a passion for transformation, possessing a balance of personal virtues, a commitment to service, and overcoming adversity. Despite the limitations of obituaries, it is argued that they provide a valuable and under-utilised ‘last judgement’ on intellectual leadership

Educational leadership · Higher education · Judgement · Leadership · Leadership style · Management · Passion · Pedagogy · Political science · Public relations · Reputation · Social science · Sociology · Evaluation of Teaching Practices · Higher Education Governance and Development · Innovations in Medical Education · Law · Psychology · Social Psychology