The higher education (HE) landscape continues to grow in complexity; thus, there is a need to improve the understanding of leadership in this context. This action research (AR) study was undertaken in a multi-disciplinary context of an Australian university to develop and evaluate an action learning (AL) project promoting leadership practice. An overview of AL is provided to situate the case study methodology and to demonstrate how it is used to develop leadership capabilities and benefit ‘team learning’. The findings support the development of AR programs for leaders in the ever-changing environment of HE. The need for an understanding of what leadership is, the development of a learning community and the articulation of the learning processes are seen as essential to support leaders in their development. Leaders not only need to be reflective but also require a safe and trusting environment to support their quest for career progression, grants and awards.

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支持高等教育项目负责人的发展：行动研究案例研究

高等教育 (HE) 领域的复杂性继续增长；因此，有必要在这方面增进对领导力的理解。这项行动研究 (AR) 研究是在澳大利亚大学的多学科环境中进行的，目的是开发和评估促进领导力实践的行动学习 (AL) 项目。提供了 AL 的概述以定位案例研究方法并展示如何使用它来发展领导能力和使“团队学习”受益。研究结果支持在不断变化的高等教育环境中为领导者开发 AR 项目。理解领导力是什么、学习社区的发展和学习过程的衔接被视为支持领导者发展的必要条件。