The Role of an Academic Development Unit in Supporting Institutional VET Learning and Teaching Change Management

Autor/in	Fotinatos, Nina
Titel	The Role of an Academic Development Unit in Supporting Institutional VET Learning and Teaching Change Management
Quelle	In: Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice, 13 (2016) 4, Artikel 3 (21 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1449-9789
Schlagwörter	Academic Achievement; Vocational Education; Technical Education; Career Education; Change Strategies; Teaching Methods; Foreign Countries; Case Studies; Organizational Change; Higher Education; Leadership; Vocational Education Teachers; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schulleistung; Ausbildung; Berufsbildung; Technikunterricht; Arbeitslehre; Lösungsstrategie; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Ausland; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Organisationswandel; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Führung; Führungsposition; Ausbilder; Australien
Abstract	The aim of this paper is to examine the role and impact of a central academic development unit (ADU) within an institutional strategic and operational change management project. The primary goal of this project was to improve vocational education and training (VET) learning and teaching practice in an Australian dual-sector regional university. This driver of this change management project was in preparation for an external accreditation audit with the Australia Skills Quality Authority (ASQA). This paper presents perspectives from the ADU director and a specific ADU team (six senior educators and nine administrative staff) employed for 16 months to enact partial project goals. The ADU director utilises narrative methodology to describe the enactment of the project at the ADU level within the context of Kotters 8 Step Change Model (Kotter, 2012). An open and closed item survey approach was used to capture the perceptions of the ADU team regarding demonstrated leadership, management and team functionality throughout the duration of the project. The survey data also captured their perceptions regarding the value placed on change management requirements and indicators and their most rewarding experiences throughout the project. This paper highlights challenges and key lessons for ADUs associated with change management in a dual-sector environment. It also highlights the importance of utilising a suitable change management framework to initiative, lead and support meaningful, sustained changes in the dual-sector education environment. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	University of Wollongong. Available from: Centre for Educational Development and Interactive Resources. Northfields Avenue, Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia. Tel: +61-2-4221-3140; Fax: +61-2-4225-8312; e-mail: jutlp@uow.edu.au; Web site: http://ro.uow.edu.au/jutlp
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01