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AuthorChaaban, Youmen
AuthorQadhi, Saba
AuthorAl-Thani, Hessa
AuthorFloyd, Alan
AuthorDu, Xiangyun
Available date2023-05-21T05:21:58Z
Publication Date2023
Publication NameEducational Management Administration & Leadership
Identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1177/17411432231174092
CitationChaaban, Y., Qadhi, S., Al-Thani, H., Floyd, A., & Du, X. (2023). Supports and constraints to middle leadership development in higher education: A Q-methodology study. Educational Management Administration & Leadership, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/17411432231174092
ISSN1741-1432
URIhttp://hdl.handle.net/10576/43057
AbstractMiddle leadership development in a Higher Education context can be understood as a complex endeavor, influenced by interactions and interrelations within multiple systems. We explored the perspectives of thirty-five male and female middle leaders on the conditions influencing their lead- ership development at one university in Qatar. Q methodology was applied to collect and analyze data quantitatively and qualitatively. A 40-statement Q-sample was developed based on a proposed conceptual framework inspired by complexity thinking, and consisting of three dimensions; intraper- sonal, relational, and institutional. Q factor analysis revealed four significantly different viewpoints regarding the conditions that participants perceived were most influential for their leadership devel- opment, namely (1) institutional goals, (2) a culture of trust, (3) senior leadership support, and (4) personal ambitions. Despite the differences in viewpoints, three common constraints to leader- ship development were also identified. The study has implications for middle leadership develop- ment, with its distinctive methodological, theoretical, and contextual contributions.
SponsorThe author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publicationof this article: This work was supported by the [Qatar National Research Fund QNRF] under Grant number [NPRP13S-0120-200120].
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PublisherSAGE Publications Ltd
SubjectMiddle leadership development
higher education
complexity thinking
Q methodology
Qatar
TitleSupports and constraints to middle leadership development in higher education: A Q-methodology study
TypeArticle
ESSN1741-1440
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