Management School White Paper published by British Academy of Management
A White Paper written by Professor Lisa Anderson and Professor Claire Mallanaphy has been published by the British Academy of Management (BAM).
The White Paper, titled “Education-focused career tracks in UK Business and Management Schools: Current practice and recommendations for progress”, addresses the phenomenon of the growing numbers of education-focused academics on ‘Teaching and Scholarship’ contracts. It presents findings into the support, development and recognition received by this education-focused career path in Business and Management Schools within UK Higher Education Institutions.
As the leading authority on the academic field of management in the UK, BAM supports and represents the community of scholars and engages with international peers. The White Paper forms part of BAM’s Management Knowledge and Education resource where those researching and practicing management education can share and access materials, or contribute to discussions related to the pedagogical development of the field.
Professor Anderson and Professor Mallanaphy commented “We are pleased to announce the publication of our BAM white paper, Education-Focused Career Tracks in UK Business and Management Schools, Current Practice and Recommendations for Progress.
The report gives a detailed account of the support, development and recognition given to academics on Teaching and Scholarship contracts in business and management schools. It also provides an overview of the number of staff on such contracts and insights into how their workload is managed. The importance of the leadership and experience of our education-focused academics has been highlighted by the recent need for us to quickly move to online learning and facilitation and these roles will be central to the future success of business and management schools.
The paper also establishes the SEEL (Scholarship, Engagement, Education and Leadership) model which provides a framework for developing an education-focused career path. We particularly hope that the model and the recommendations for action will be a catalyst for development, particularly in the areas of defining and developing scholarship in the context of this growing number of academic staff. We know that this is a relatively new issue for many business and management schools and we will be continuing our work in this area, most notably through our Becoming an Education-Focused Professor programme.”