Crises, higher education leadership, and higher education work (KKJKT): how can higher education institutions work better in crises?

The goal of the KKJKT project is to facilitate the development of crisis leadership, including preparation for crises, management of crises, and recovery from crises, at universities, universities of applied sciences, and other similar workplaces in Finland. The work is funded by the Finnish Work Environment Fund and the Finnish Institute for Educational Research at JYU.

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Project duration
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Core fields of research
Learning, teaching and interaction
Research areas
FIER - Research areas
Higher education as a pedagogical and social phenomenon
Faculty
Finnish Institute for Educational Research
Funding
Finnish Work Environment Fund

Project description

This project aims to develop the crisis leadership practices of Finnish Higher education institutions by studying the crisis experiences of staff at, and ongoing crisis management work of, Finnish universities and universities of applied sciences.  

The project includes a re-analysis of previously collected data, multiple rounds of panel discussions with a variety of staff who work with Finnish higher education institutions, and a nationwide survey of higher education leaders in Finland.  

A report featuring an analysis of the data collected as well as recommendations for crisis management practices, including methods for supporting well-being of staff during crises, will be released upon completion of the project 

Major funding for this project was provided by the Finnish Work Environment Fund.