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Akkad, Ahmad and Henderson, Emily F. (2024) Exploring the role of HE teachers as change agents in the reconstruction of post-conflict Syria. Teaching in Higher Education, 29 (1). pp. 126-143. doi:10.1080/13562517.2021.1965571 ISSN 1356-2517.
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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/13562517.2021.1965571
Abstract
This article explores Syrian higher education (HE) teachers’ perceptions of their role as change agents in the reconstruction of post-conflict Syria. It utilises the notions of ‘change agent’ and ‘strategic competence’ (previously developed in relation to academics by Idahosa and Vincent) for exploring HE teachers’ capacity to contribute to the post-conflict reconstruction of Syria. This article is based on a small-scale, qualitative study using in-depth interviews to explore the experiences and perspectives of HE teachers who have been working at a conflict-affected university for the duration of the conflict. The study concludes that HE teachers may be considered change agents in post-conflict societies, but that the challenges these teachers face must be taken into account, as must considerations of how the institution and the HE system can facilitate teachers in their change-making remit.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||||
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Subjects: | L Education > LB Theory and practice of education | ||||||||
Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Centre for Education Studies (2013- ) | ||||||||
SWORD Depositor: | Library Publications Router | ||||||||
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Education, Higher -- Syria, Teachers, Education -- Political aspects -- Syria, Education and state -- Syria, Peace-building -- Syria, Educational change -- Government policy | ||||||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Teaching in Higher Education | ||||||||
Publisher: | Routledge | ||||||||
ISSN: | 1356-2517 | ||||||||
Official Date: | 2024 | ||||||||
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Volume: | 29 | ||||||||
Number: | 1 | ||||||||
Page Range: | pp. 126-143 | ||||||||
DOI: | 10.1080/13562517.2021.1965571 | ||||||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||||||
Access rights to Published version: | Open Access (Creative Commons) | ||||||||
Date of first compliant deposit: | 19 July 2022 | ||||||||
Date of first compliant Open Access: | 20 July 2022 | ||||||||
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