Higher Education Leadership in the light of Non-Affirmative Discursive Education: Theoretical Developments and Empirical Observations

Christa Tigerstedt; Michael Uljens

Higher Education Leadership in the light of Non-Affirmative Discursive Education: Theoretical Developments and Empirical Observations

Education

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Abstract

As demonstrated by previous empirical research (Tigerstedt, 2014, in press), educational issues do not appear as a foreground topic in international higher education (HE) leadership discourse. In order to contribute to educational leadership research in this field, this article articulates a theoretical position and reports empirical findings on HE rectors’ educational leadership in Finland as perceived by the rectors themselves. More specifically, the aim is to analyze how educational leadership is constituted and acted out by these higher education leaders. By focusing policy enactment as a critical mediating practice, the activities of the HE rectors are conceptualized as discursive in nature (Schmidt, 2008; Uljens & Ylimaki, 2015). Further, the study is based on non-affirmative education theory (Benner, 1991; Uljens 2002).

Original language	Undefined/Unknown
Title of host publication	Att ta utbildningens komplexitet på allvar: En vänskrift till Eva Forsberg
Editors	Maja Elmgren, Maria Folke-Fichtelius, Stina Hallsén, Henrik Román, Wieland Wermke
Publisher	Uppsala universitet
Pages	156–173
ISBN (Print)	978-91-554-9475-9
Publication status	Published - 2016
MoE publication type	B2 Part of a book or another research book

Keywords

Educational leadership

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Cite this

Tigerstedt, C., & Uljens, M. (2016). Higher Education Leadership in the light of Non-Affirmative Discursive Education: Theoretical Developments and Empirical Observations. In M. Elmgren, M. Folke-Fichtelius, S. Hallsén, H. Román, & W. Wermke (Eds.), Att ta utbildningens komplexitet på allvar: En vänskrift till Eva Forsberg (pp. 156–173). Uppsala universitet. http://uu.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:922014/FULLTEXT01.pdf

Tigerstedt, Christa ; Uljens, Michael. / Higher Education Leadership in the light of Non-Affirmative Discursive Education : Theoretical Developments and Empirical Observations. Att ta utbildningens komplexitet på allvar: En vänskrift till Eva Forsberg. editor / Maja Elmgren ; Maria Folke-Fichtelius ; Stina Hallsén ; Henrik Román ; Wieland Wermke. Uppsala universitet, 2016. pp. 156–173

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Higher Education Leadership in the light of Non-Affirmative Discursive Education: Theoretical Developments and Empirical Observations. / Tigerstedt, Christa; Uljens, Michael.
Att ta utbildningens komplexitet på allvar: En vänskrift till Eva Forsberg. ed. / Maja Elmgren; Maria Folke-Fichtelius; Stina Hallsén; Henrik Román; Wieland Wermke. Uppsala universitet, 2016. p. 156–173.

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