An Evaluation of Leadership Effectiveness in the implementation of Higher Education Reforms: The Case of the Faculty of Education, University of Buea,
Abstract
This study sets out to evaluate outcomes of internal stakeholders’ Provision of High-Quality Leadership (PHQL) effectiveness in the implementation of Equal Access (EA), and Professionalization (P) of Educational Leadership (EDL) in Higher Education (HE) reforms introduced by the government of Cameroon. This paper evaluated that Cameroon’s Ministry of Higher Education lacks adequate leadership strategies that will enable it achieve the goals of Law No. 98/004 of 14 April 1998, Decree No. 93/034 of 19 January 1993 and Law No. 005 of April 2001 (LOHE) on the orientation of higher education in Cameroon. It reports findings from research materials; field notes documents and transcribed interviews with 8 academic staffs and 4 students of the University of Buea. The findings will help stakeholders in the Faculty of Education and the Ministry of Higher Education to gauge the progress of High-Quality Leadership (HQL) in the delivery of Equal Access and Professionalization of Educational leadership. It proposes that the Postgraduate Diploma, Master in Education Empowering Educational Leadership and Doctor of Education could enable the government to deliver some of its important educational reforms. It argues that society has a moral obligation to make sure that its members receive an adequate education that empowers them with skills to develop their society.