Case study 10: Facilitating education leadership: Building and sharing an understanding amongst the programme team
Book Chapter
Malone, E., & Yorkstone, S. (2022)
Case study 10: Facilitating education leadership: Building and sharing an understanding amongst the programme team. In J. Lawrence, S. Morón-García, & R. Senior (Eds.), Supporting Course and Programme Leaders in Higher Education: Practical Wisdom for Leaders, Educational Developers and Programme Leaders (191-194). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003127413-37
This case study describes the process of building a programme roadmap to enable a shared understanding and sense of ownership with the various tasks involved in the management...
Lean as a Framework for Humanisation in Higher Education
Book Chapter
Yorkstone, S., Clarke, S., & Mann, J. (2020)
Lean as a Framework for Humanisation in Higher Education. In C. Devis-Rozental, & S. Clarke (Eds.), Humanising Higher Education: A positive approach to enhancing wellbeing (221-241). Cham: Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-57430-7_13
Lean management is a compelling concept, with a significant history, and although not always described as lean in name, is having an impact in Universities worldwide. Central ...
Lean universities.
Book Chapter
Yorkstone, S. (2016)
Lean universities. In T. Netland, & D. J. Powell (Eds.), The Routledge Companion to Lean ManagementTaylor & Francis
This chapter examines lean implementation in higher education (HE) institutions. There is evidence of lean initiatives beginning in HE in the US in the early 2000s; there is a...
Becoming a Lean University: The Case of the University of St Andrews.
Book Chapter
Robinson, M., & Yorkstone, S. (2014)
Becoming a Lean University: The Case of the University of St Andrews. In Leadership and Governance in Higher Education: Handbook for Decision-makers and AdministratorsRaabe Verlag
This article looks at how “lean” can be successfully introduced into a higher education setting by discussing what has become known as ‘The St Andrews Model’. The article demo...