Trails in academic and administrative leadership in Kenya : a memoir /

Scholars, especially those interested in understanding how leadership has inhibited academic freedom and hindered effectiveness of institutions of higher learning have for long been engaged by the very important manner in which governance and leadership of higher education institutions in Africa is...

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Author / Creator: Michieka, R. W. (Author)
Format: eBook Electronic
Language:English
Imprint: Dakar, Senegal : CODESRIA, 2016.
Series:CODESRIA Book Series
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Immersion into university leadership
  • 2. Cultural and religious foundations
  • 3. Foundations for future academic and leadership pursuits
  • 4. First job placement
  • 5. University education and the foundations of academic leadership
  • 6. Growth as an academic leader and researcher
  • 7. The triple balancing act : academics, family and university administration
  • 8. Engagements with academic leadership at the grassroots
  • 9. A surprise appointment to the Office of Deputy College Principal
  • 10. Elevation of the university college into a university
  • 11. Tenure as vice-chancellor
  • 12. Vice-chancellorship and networking for university development
  • 13. University leadership and the donor community
  • 14. University leadership and quality of academic programmes
  • 15. Scholarship and academic community service
  • 16. Exiting university administration
  • 17. Leadership in the corporate world
  • 18. Back to the ivory tower
  • 19. Some reflections on leadership and governance of higher education institutions.