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Vol. 21 No 1 (2023): Revue de l’enseignement supérieur en Afrique

5 - The Level of Academic and Professional Competencies Required by Middle-level Academics to Serve in African Universities

https://doi.org/10.57054/jhea.v21i1.6231
Chika Eucharia Eze
Department of Educational Foundations, Faculty of Education, Veritas University Abuja, Nigeria

Revue de l’enseignement supérieur en Afrique, Vol. 21 No 1 (2023): Revue de l’enseignement supérieur en Afrique

Résumé

Par le prisme de la théorie du leadership situationnel, cette recherche demande si les leaders universitaires en début de carrière occupant des postes de responsabilité, en particulier ceux qui ont travaillé moins de sept ans dans une université, possèdent les compétences requises pour le leadership universitaire. L’étude a évalué les niveaux de compétence des universitaires en examinant leurs capacités pédagogiques, leurs travaux de recherche et leurs publications, ainsi que leur aptitude à intégrer les outils TIC dans l’enseignement et l’apprentissage. La recherche a adopté une conception qualitative, utilisant des entretiens narratifs et des discussions de groupe pour échantillonner dix leaders universitaires en début de carrière dans une université privée du Nigeria. Les résultats ont montré que les participants avaient peu d’expérience en matière de recherche et de publication et s’appuyaient principalement sur une pédagogie traditionnelle basée sur les cours magistraux, ce qui limitait les possibilités d’enseignement et d’apprentissage innovants et participatifs. Cependant, l’engagement des participants en TIC était pertinent et prometteur. Sur la base de leurs récits, il est recommandé que certaines restrictions soient appliquées à la nomination d’universitaires en début de carrière en tant que leaders universitaires de niveau intermédiaire, au motif qu’il doit leur être accordé suffisamment de temps pour développer leurs compétences académiques et professionnelles avant d’accepter des exigences de leadership.

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leaders académiques de niveau intermédiaire universitaires en début de carrière compétences académiques et professionnelles leadership et gouvernance universitaires objectifs/mandat fixés par l’université
Chika Eucharia Eze. (2026). 5 - The Level of Academic and Professional Competencies Required by Middle-level Academics to Serve in African Universities. Revue De l’enseignement supérieur En Afrique, 21(1). https://doi.org/10.57054/jhea.v21i1.6231
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