Learner-centred Leadership in Higher Education: A Practical Guide

This is the go-to guide for higher education leaders of learning, teaching and the learner experience. It offers research-enriched, practical insights and case studies, together with a must-have toolkit of strategies for future-focused higher education leaders.

Kerri-Lee Krause combines her extensive track record as a senior university executive, award-winning teacher and higher education researcher. Inspired by the disruptive educational opportunities arising from the global COVID-19 pandemic, Krause takes academic and professional staff leaders on a journey through the core capabilities required of successful leaders in a rapidly changing higher education landscape. Key topics include:

• learner-centred strategy co-design
• collaborative strategy implementation with learners at the heart
• leading curriculum innovation and renewal
• partnering with learners for engagement and success
• collegial academic and professional staff capability-building and leadership development
• coming to terms with educational policy development and quality work
• shaping learner-centred cultures; and
• leading with integrity in higher education

As universities and higher education providers look for ways to rebuild in the wake of a global pandemic, capable, courageous, learner-centred leadership matters more than ever. This readable, intellectually rich and practical book is for current and aspiring higher education leaders who have a passion for effective leadership with learners at the heart.