ICT leadership in higher education: a multiple cases study in Colombia.

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Autor/Urheber	Cifuentues, Gary; Vanderlinde, Ruben
Titel	ICT leadership in higher education: a multiple cases study in Colombia.
Quelle	In: COMUNICAR ; ISSN: 1134-3478(2015) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
DOI	10.3916/C45-2015-14
Schlagwörter	Science General; Higher education; leadership; ICT policies; distributed leadership; educational policy; educational planning; case study
Abstract	In this paper we analyze ICT integration in higher education institutions focusing on the leadership practices of ICT policies, a research field that has not received much attention in higher education studies. An empiri-cal study was carried out using a distributed leadership approach to analyze such practice in higher educa-tion institutions in Colombia, a country where a national ICT policy has steered and promoted ICT policy plans. In particular, the inquiry attempted to understand how the leadership of ICT is distributed in different higher education environments. Through a multiple case study, that included semi-structured interviews with leaders and team members, focus groups with professors, document analysis and a survey applied to faculty members ICT leadership practices and their implications were investigated. The results indicate a set of struggles that leaders have to cope with when deploying an ICT policy plan, for instance, coping with a lack of institutional regulations, and fostering educational change despite reluctance. Indeed, ICT leadership is a challenging and underexplored practice in higher education. This paper is a systematic attempt to demon-strate this statement and its implications. These findings are of particular relevance for the work of policy makers, ICT coordinators and leaders in higher education around the world.
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