Dean’s Educational Leadership in 21st Century in Colleges in Anyang Under Henan Province

Abstract

           The research problems of this dissertation were: (1)What are the dimensions of the deans’ educational leadership in 21^st century in colleges in Anyang, Henan Province? (2) What are the future wheels of deans’ educational leadership in 21^st century in colleges in Anyang, Henan Province?The objectives of this dissertation were: (1) to study the dimensions of the dean’s educational leadership in 21st century in colleges in Anyang, Henan Province. (2) to propose the future wheels of dean’s educational leadership in 21st century in colleges in Anyang, Henan Province. The research was qualitative research. Delphi method was adopted and it was conducted in two rounds by a group of 21 key informants. In the first round, the data collection instrument was the researcher, open- ended interview schedule. In the second round, the data collection instrument was a five-point rating scale. Questionnaire data analysis was done using content analysis, median, mode and interquartile range. Seven new experts were obtained by purposive sampling method. Four focus group discussions to develop future wheels.
           The results of the research showed that: (1) proposed the dean’s educational leadership in 21^st century in Anyang under Henan Province consists of 8 dimensions: innovation, strategic planning, communication, academy, morality, execution, collaboration and decision-making; and (2) A three stage future wheels of dean’s educational leadership in 21^st century in Anyang under Henan Province was developed, under the eight dimensions of innovation, strategic planning, communication, academy, morality, execution, collaboration and decision-making. The first stage of development within 5 years, contained 25 variables; the second stage of development (next 5-11 years) contained 34 variables; the third stage of development (next 12 years – mid-century) contained 24 variables. In conclusion, the 8 dimensions and three stages future wheels were developed in accordance with the research objectives.