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Vol. 17 No 1-2 (2019): Revue de l’enseignement supérieur en Afrique: Numéro sur Leadership et enseignement supérieur en Afrique

3 - Leadership Development Schemes for Middle-level Academics in Merged Universities: The Case of Kyambogo University

https://doi.org/10.57054/jhea.v17i1-2.1462
George Wilson Kasule

Corresponding Author(s) : George Wilson Kasule

gwkasulem@gmail.com

Revue de l’enseignement supérieur en Afrique, Vol. 17 No 1-2 (2019): Revue de l’enseignement supérieur en Afrique: Numéro sur Leadership et enseignement supérieur en Afrique

Résumé

La génération actuelle d’universitaires de niveau intermédiaire dans la plupart des universités africaines (doyens, chefs de département) possède-t-elle les compétences en leadership nécessaires pour gérer les obligations et les défis actuels et futurs de l’université ? En réponse à cette question, cet article, à travers une revue systématique de la littérature, explore les compétences en leadership des universitaires de niveau intermédiaire, les facteurs qui entravent le développement des compétences en leadership, et les mesures nécessaires pour améliorer les compétences en leadership dans les universités africaines, créées à partir de fusions comme ce fut le cas avec l’Université de Kyambogo en Ouganda. Ici, il est établi que les compétences en leadership des universitaires de niveau intermédiaire, par exemple les chefs de département, doit être amélioré; et les facteurs qui freinent le développement des compétences de leadership des universitaires de niveau intermédiaire peut être perçu en deux dimensions, à savoir les « Facteurs institutionnels » (par exemple, les mauvaises conditions de travail, la bureaucratie inefficace, etc.) et les « Facteurs personnels » (par exemple le manque d’engagement, la corruption, etc.). Les mesures nécessaires pour améliorer les compétences en leadership des universitaires comprennent la modernisation des installations universitaires, la participation appropriée des universitaires aux processus décisionnels de l’université et la dépolitisation de la gestion et du leadership universitaires, entre autres choses. Le document conclut que les universitaires de niveau intermédiaire tels que les doyens et les chefs de départements des universités africaines telles que Kyambogo doivent faire tout ce qui est en leur pouvoir pour améliorer leurs compétences en leadership en restant constants sur d’autres facteurs s’ils veulent s’attaquer de manière significative aux nombreux grands défis de l’enseignement universitaire africain.

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développement du leadership universitaires de niveau intermédiaire universités fusionnées
Kasule, G. W. (2022). 3 - Leadership Development Schemes for Middle-level Academics in Merged Universities: The Case of Kyambogo University. Revue De l’enseignement supérieur En Afrique, 17(1-2), 43–62. https://doi.org/10.57054/jhea.v17i1-2.1462
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George Wilson Kasule

Senior Lecturer, Head of Department, Educational Planning & Management, Kyambogo University, Uganda. Email: gwkasule@kyu.ac.ug; gwkasulem@gmail.com

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