TY - JOUR
T1 - ‘If there is a job description I don’t think I’ve read one’
T2 - a case study of programme leadership in a UK pre-1992 university
AU - Mitchell, Rafael
PY - 2015/1/1
Y1 - 2015/1/1
N2 - This paper reports on an exploratory study of the role of programme leaders (PLs) in a pre-1992 university, based on interviews with PLs (7) and a survey of taught Masters students (54) in a single school. The study elicits PLs’ activities, most of which might be categorised as managerial and administrative, with leadership required intermittently; the preeminent role involves managing programme quality. The study finds that institutional guidelines overlook important aspects of PLs’ work (such as organising enrichment activities and student advocacy) which affect the quality of provision, and the findings challenge the notion that PLs are engaged in a ‘disesteemed’ service.
AB - This paper reports on an exploratory study of the role of programme leaders (PLs) in a pre-1992 university, based on interviews with PLs (7) and a survey of taught Masters students (54) in a single school. The study elicits PLs’ activities, most of which might be categorised as managerial and administrative, with leadership required intermittently; the preeminent role involves managing programme quality. The study finds that institutional guidelines overlook important aspects of PLs’ work (such as organising enrichment activities and student advocacy) which affect the quality of provision, and the findings challenge the notion that PLs are engaged in a ‘disesteemed’ service.
KW - academic service
KW - managing quality
KW - programme leadership
KW - role description
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84937023208&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/0309877X.2014.895302
DO - 10.1080/0309877X.2014.895302
M3 - Article (Academic Journal)
AN - SCOPUS:84937023208
SN - 0309-877X
VL - 39
SP - 713
EP - 732
JO - Journal of Further and Higher Education
JF - Journal of Further and Higher Education
IS - 5
ER -