Accidental Leaders: Experiences and Perspectives of Higher Education Leaders in Pakistan

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https://doi.org/10.17583/ijelm.8440

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This research explored the experiences and perspectives of university leaders in Pakistan.  Using a qualitative narrative approach, we explored leadership stories, challenges, and opportunities at various positions unique to the Pakistani context.  Findings underscored the accidental nature of higher education leadership in Pakistan, the significance of mentoring provided by teachers and family support for nascent academic leaders, as well as the challenges these academic leaders face ranging from financial barriers to teaching quality issues, to retention of foreign qualified faculty.  The research offers several policy recommendations including institutionalized leadership training and support for promising leaders; transparency in policies regarding leader appointment, promotion, and succession; support for existing universities rather than expansion; and addressing brain drain due to the attrition of foreign qualified faculty members.

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Tehmina Khwaja, Vancouver Island University

is the Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Specialist at Thompson Rivers University, Canada. Her research interests include higher education leadership; qualitative methodology; gender and intersectionality; and equity, diversity, inclusion and decolonization in higher education

Aliya M Zafar, COMSATS UniversityIslamabad, Pakistan

is Chief Research Officer, Department of Humanities, Comsats University, Islamabad. Her interests include educational leadership, qualitative research, English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL), teacher education, communication skills, and critical pedagogy.

Fayyaz Ahmad Faize, COMSATS University Islamabad

is Tenured Associate Professor of Education at COMSATS University Islamabad-Pakistan. His area of interests encompasses higher education research, learning & instruction, nature of science, and inter-disciplinary research.

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2022-07-16

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Khwaja, T., Zafar, A. M., & Faize, F. A. (2022). Accidental Leaders: Experiences and Perspectives of Higher Education Leaders in Pakistan. International Journal of Educational Leadership and Management, 10(2), 168–194. https://doi.org/10.17583/ijelm.8440

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