| Leadership is incredibly important to the stability and effectiveness of an institution of higher learning. As change is necessary in higher education, like advancements in distance education, there is a need for a dynamic leader to lead the organization to be successful in that change. The leader must have the appropriate leadership skills and attributes in order to lead the faculty and administrators into an effective and quality distance education environment. Since higher education is reluctant to change, the implementation of that change can be challenging. The purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of leadership on distance education in higher education. In this comparative case study analysis, three case studies will be analyzed to determine what type of leadership, leadership attributes and skills are needed to properly implement change like distance education in higher education. Results of this analysis show there is a need to collaborate with all faculty and administrators and to offer incentives to increase participation and buy-in to distance education in higher education. |
