The Development of Transformational Leadership in Public Higher Education

Journal: Journal of Higher Education Research DOI: 10.32629/jher.v3i2.789

Jiajia Wang

School of Education, The University of Queensland, Australia

Abstract

Nowadays, transformational leadership plays an increasingly important role in the construction and management of universities. In terms of the leadership system, most countries in the world adopt the leadership system combining the committee system and individual responsibility. For example, the Board of Directors is used in the United States, the University Council is used in Britain and Germany, and the University Council is used in France. In China, the president assumes responsibility under the leadership of the party committee. In recent years, the application of transformational leadership has been gradually popularized in the government and enterprises, which has played a great role in promoting social development. However, the development of transformational leadership in public universities is always slow. In this paper, I will review a number of literature to critically analyze transformational leadership and its characteristics, as well as the application of leadership in public university management, so as to explore its development in higher education.

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transformational leadership, higher education, public universities

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