ABSTRACT

Educational leaders are responsible for educational change, and many scholars have argued that academic developers (ADs) have expertise with the potential to influence educational change. We argue, however, that ADs’ influence depends on how educational leaders perceive educational change and position ADs’ roles and responsibilities in relation to that change. In this paper, we critically analyse data from interviews with educational leaders from four universities, within two national contexts. Informed by a significant current discussion about academic development, we reveal the extensive potential of educational leaders to enhance ADs’ influence on educational change and their ability to become change agents.

摘要

教育领导者对教育变革负有责任，许多学者认为学术开发者（AD）拥有影响教育变革潜力的专业知识。然而，我们认为，副主任的影响力取决于教育领导者如何看待教育变革以及如何定位副主任与该变革相关的角色和责任。在本文中，我们批判性地分析了在两个国家背景下对来自四所大学的教育领导人的采访数据。根据当前有关学术发展的重要讨论，我们揭示了教育领导者在增强副主任对教育变革的影响力及其成为变革推动者的能力方面的广泛潜力。