Author: Deborah Arnold
Programme: Doctoral Programme in Education and ICT (e-learning)
Language: English
Supervisor: Dr. Albert Sangrà
Faculty / Institute: eLearn Center
Subjects: Higher Education, Universities
Key words: leadership, digital education, leadership literacies, leadership development, higher education

Area of knowledge: e-Learning

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Summary

This exploratory mixed methods case study research addressed the problem of how a framework of digital education leadership literacies can support European campus-based universities in implementing strategic and organizational change to improve the way technology is used for teaching and learning. The study applied qualitative and quantitative approaches through a Delphi study; a thematic analysis of (a) case study data collected from three campus-based universities (France, Belgium, United Kingdom), and (b) selected digital education leadership development programmes; statistical analysis of data collected via a survey with academics (n=102); and a final online focus group. The main findings of the study confirm Digital Education Leadership Literacies for Higher Education (DELLHE) as a theoretically and empirically grounded novel concept and framework. The results highlight the need to focus more explicitly on cultural, pedagogical, ethical, relational, and environmental issues in digital education leadership development, and to take a whole-institution approach to developing leadership capacity for digital education.