Becoming an academic middle manager in a changing university culture Seminar
- Time:
- 16:00 - 17:30
- Date:
- 7 November 2016
- Venue:
- Southampton Education School Building 32 (EEE) Room 2097, Level 2
For more information regarding this seminar, please telephone Professor Bruce Macfarlane on 27416 or email bruce.macfarlane@soton.ac.uk .
Event details
The role of academic middle manager (e.g. head of the department) is critical for the success of institution-wide initiatives.
The role of academic middle manager (e.g. head of the department) is critical for the success of institution-wide initiatives. In recent years, universities internationally have established a number of formal development programmes to train academic middle managers. However, the vast majority of academics lead without any formal training. How did they learn to manage and lead? How did they acquire the attributes necessary? How have these roles developed and changed in recent years? This seminar will explore these questions drawing on the biographical accounts of academics holding middle level management positions in Japan.
Speaker information
Dr Machi Sato, Hiroshima University, Japan. Machi Sato is an Associate Professor of Research Institute for Higher Education, Hiroshima University, Japan. Her research has explored the concept of faculty development, lived experiences of Faculty Development practitioners in Japan, and identity formation of academic managers and doctoral students.