Learning and leadership: exploring the linkages between higher education and developmental leadership

Understanding how developmental leadership emerges within society and the processes which encourage this is critical to paving the way for development and inclusive, stable states. This review seeks to explore the role that higher education plays in developing the behaviours, skills and values that are essential for developmental leadership, and whether or not it can provide opportunities for developmental coalitions to form. It recognises that there is a symbiotic relationship between higher education and the broader political, social and economic environment, in which they both influence the development of each other over time. The research will assess the processes and factors within higher education institutes that may contribute to the formation of developmental leaders, networks and coalitions, focusing on the following areas: (1) the subjects studied and competencies developed; (2) the approaches to teaching and learning; (3) the governance of institutes; (4) the development of values; and (5) opportunities and mechanisms of coalition/network building within higher education institutes.

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