The Benedictine Value of Stability and Academic Leadership in times of Pandemic and Crisis

Abstract

The paper discussed the impact of Covid-19 pandemic to academic leadership. One of the impacts of the pandemic to academic leadership was the ability to deal with unprecedented disruption and high uncertainty that had great effect not only to education and learning but also to mental health and well-being. As a consequece, the pandemic demanded for a change in leadership practice that could deal with disruption and uncertainty. This study posited that the Benedictine value of stability responds to this very specific need. The value of stability demonstrated what an academic leader must do to fulfill his/her leadership role in times of disruption and uncertainty.

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