Educational Alternatives, Volume 14, 2016

Abstract: The study reports and documents an analysis of responses of twenty faculty members in a tertiary institution in Turkey. An interview schedule was prepared to obtain responses from the faculty members on various aspects of academic leadership. The interview questions were prepared in the context of Ramsden's conceptual framework of leadership in higher education. The faculty members’ views of academic leadership and their academic leaders were analyzed and the results of the study demonstrate that the faculty see their academic leaders as providing support, resources and an enabling environment that facilitates the academic work of others.