Worldviews and Values in Higher Education

Institutional Governance, Leadership, and Capacity Building

Madasu Bhaskara Rao, Abhilasha Singh, Pulaparthi Mallika Rao

• Publisher: Emerald Publishing Limited
• Year: 2025
• Print ISBN: 9781835496350
• eBook ISBN: 9781835496367
• Topic: Education
• Subtopic: Education General

Cultural perspectives impact governance, and certain cultures may prefer hierarchical and centralized forms of governance, while others may lean towards more democratic and participatory ones. Governance, guided by ethical worldviews, ensures transparency, accountability, and integrity in decision-making. Worldviews significantly impact leadership styles, and a leader who holds a collectivist perspective would prioritize team building and community outcomes. Leaders' values influence the institution's vision and mission and impact curriculum development, research, and innovation goals. Institutions' approaches to professional development are shaped by their worldviews on continuous learning and improvement. Organizations prioritizing innovation are more likely to allocate greater resources toward advanced training initiatives. Values shape the distribution of resources for capacity building.

The chapters presented here link theory, policy, and practice using various research methods. This volume on Worldviews and Values in Higher Education examines the profound influence of worldviews and values in shaping institutional governance, leadership, and capacity building. Integrating worldviews and values into institutional policies ensures that governance, leadership, and capacity building initiatives are coordinated and mutually supportive. Organizations have the ability to evaluate the effectiveness of governance, leadership, and capacity building programs by examining how closely they adhere to the declared values and objectives. This includes the assessment of student achievement, research outcomes, community influence, and the institution's long-term viability.

By acknowledging and carefully incorporating worldviews and values, higher education institutions may establish effective, streamlined, equitable, inclusive, and forward-looking settings.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Global Perspectives on Higher Education Development
• Title
• Copyright
• Dedication
• Contents
• List of Abbreviations
• About the Editors
• About the Contributors
• Series Introduction
• Foreword
• Acknowledgments
• Prologue
• Chapter 1 The Role of Worldviews and Values in Shaping Effective Institutional Governance, Leadership, and Capacity-Building
• Chapter 2 Guiding Values-Based Leadership in Higher Education: Four Values-Behavior Clusters and Reflexive Questions
• Chapter 3 Institutional Core Values: Creating Resonance With Individual Attributes and Ideals
• Chapter 4 The Role of Values in Shaping How Higher Education Institutions Imagine and Use the Future
• Chapter 5 Investigating the Role of Values in Higher Education Governance, Leadership, Management, and Decision-Making
• Chapter 6 Better Together: The Power of Shared Values in Institutional Quality Assurance
• Chapter 7 Academic Freedom, Confidentiality, and Security
• Chapter 8 Analysis of Organizational and Personal Bases of Power in For-Profit and Not-for-Profit Higher Education Institutions
• Chapter 9 Individual Leadership in Higher Education: Partial Solutions, Unintended Consequences, and the Search for an Alternative
• Chapter 10 Competition in the Global Business School Field
• Chapter 11 Investigating and Promoting Higher Education Values in International Settings