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Youmen Chaaban; Saba Qadhi; Hessa Al-Thani; Alan Floyd; Xiangyun Du – Educational Management Administration & Leadership, 2025
Middle 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 leadership development at one university in Qatar. Q methodology…
Descriptors: Middle Management, Higher Education, Q Methodology, Trust (Psychology)
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Aida Guerra; Juebei Chen; Xiangyun Du; Helle Nielsen; Lone Kørnøv – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2024
Purpose: The integration of ESD is a complex problem. It calls for an innovative, student-centred curriculum, as well as professional learning and agency, by which university teachers feel empowered to change their practice and direct their peers and institutions towards ESD. This study aims to explore what university teachers consider to be the…
Descriptors: Sustainable Development, Problem Based Learning, College Faculty, Faculty Development
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Xiangyun Du; Juebei Chen; Nikolaj Stegeager; Trine Lindvig Thomsen; Aida Guerra; Patrik Kristoffer Kjaersdam Telléus; Line Bune Juhl – International Journal for Academic Development, 2025
The study explored the viewpoints of two groups of mentors -- subject and pedagogy -- on their roles in a 12-month problem-based learning (PBL) academic development program at a Danish university. Q methodology analysis from 49 mentors revealed consensus on certain generic characteristics of good mentorship, namely active listening, constructive…
Descriptors: Mentors, Feedback (Response), Teaching Methods, Peer Teaching
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Xiangyun Du; Youmen Chaaban; Hessa Al-Thani; Adrian Lundberg – International Journal for Academic Development, 2024
This article reports on an evaluation study of the Qatar University Pedagogical Development (PD) Program. The PD program advocated pedagogical advancement towards student-centered learning (SCL), which has been highlighted as an important part of the university's overall strategy. This study explored 30 university teachers' perspectives on the…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, College Faculty, Q Methodology, Student Centered Learning