Engaging the Academic Heartland:a Key Factor in the Effectiveness of Strategic Planning and Self Study Programs

Deirdre Lillis

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Abstract

Conventional wisdom in the literature attests to the importance of involving academic staff in strategic planning and self study programs but there is a lack of empirical evidence to substantiate this argument. This paper reports on the findings of an empirical investigation of the effectiveness of three strategic planning and three self study programs, undertaken in one Higher Education Institute (HEI), between 1997 and 2006. It was found that the level of engagement of academic staff was a key factor in the effectiveness of the programs – the more engagement the more effective the programs were. The research methodology was based on six systematic program evaluations (Rossi et al. 2003) and the main data sources used were documents (e.g. Proceedings of the Governing Body, Academic Council, senior management team, etc.) and interviews with n=17 members of the management team.
Original languageEnglish
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2007
Event2nd European Quality Assurance Forum - Rome, Italy
Duration: 15 Nov 200717 Nov 2007

Conference

Conference2nd European Quality Assurance Forum
Country/TerritoryItaly
CityRome
Period15/11/0717/11/07
OtherImplementing and using quality assurance, strategy and practice

Keywords

  • academic staff
  • strategic planning
  • self study programs
  • Higher Education Institute
  • effectiveness
  • engagement
  • program evaluations
  • documents
  • interviews

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