Disrupting Leadership in Entrepreneurial Universities: Disengagement and Diversity in Higher Education

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What is the future of the contemporary university and for those who lead them Considering leadership in the broadest sense, including academic leadership (teaching and research) as well as leadership practices of those in formal management positions, Jill Blackmore outlines how multiple pressures on universities have produced leadership practices in management and research which are more corporate than collegial, and which discourage many academics from aspiring to leadership. She uses a range of theoretical tools, informed by critical and feminist organisational studies, to unpack higher education and how it is being transformed in ways that undermine its core work of teaching and research. Drawing from three Australian university case studies, this book uses leadership as a lens through which to investigate the effects of restructuring of the higher education sector which have impacted differently on academic identities and careers.

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This book is an outstanding resource for those interested in critical leadership for global higher education - a sector in crisis. Highlighting work done by feminist, post-colonial, indigenous and environmental scholars, Jill Blackmore identifies Australia as a case study of the tension between damage caused by Covid-19 and the possibility of creating a sustainable and equitable future for universities. * Margaret Grogan, Professor of Educational Leadership & Policy, Chapman University, USA *
Providing piercing analysis of the Australian higher education leadership crisis using feisty feminist critique, Jill Blackmore demonstrates the disastrous effects of declining government funding, overreliance on international student fees and endless restructuring on Australian universities. Jill illustrates how academics are disengaged from university leadership that lacks gender and cultural diversity. * Catherine Manathunga, Professor, University of the Sunshine Coast, Australia *
Authored by Professor Jill Blackmore, this book is timely and highly relevant when higher education management and governance has been experiencing disruption after the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. This volume offers insights highly relevant for government officials, higher education leaders, academics and researchers who are interceded in higher education governance issues. Professor Blackmore has successfully put together a volume with critical reflections not only on theories but also offered particularly useful practical value in enhancing university management in managing crisis-driven contexts. This volume is a good guide for higher education leaders / managers when preparing for / managing cries against the highly politicalized socio-economic and geo-political environments. * Ka Ho Mok, Vice President & Dean of School of Graduate Studies, Lingnan University, Hong Kong *

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Jill Blackmore AM is Alfred Deakin Professor and Professor of Education in the Faculty of Arts and Education at Deakin University, Australia.