This volume describes the experiences of a number of middle managers in higher and further education, describing how new developments have demanded new forms of leadership at the middle level of educational institutions.

Part 1 Introduction; Chapter 1 Reflections on Change – Academics in Leadership Roles, Maria Slowey; Part 2 Leading Change – Heads of DePart ment and Others; Chapter 2 Making it Happen – Reflections on a Varied Career, Christine King; Chapter 3 A Learning Curve in Change Management, David Thorley; Chapter 4 Accessibility and Institutional Change, Richard Taylor; Chapter 5 Using Total Quality Management as a Management Tool in Educational Support Services, PeterSlee; Chapter 6 Managing Transformations in University DePart ments, JenniferTann; Part 3 Implementing Cross-Institutional Change; Chapter 7 Using Projects for Dynamic Intervention in the Curriculum of Higher Education, Freda Tallantyre; Chapter 8 Student Guidance and Support – Changing the Approach, Geoff Layer; Chapter 9 Strategic Managenent of the Further Education Cirriculum, Ian Todd; Part 4 Opportunities for New Actors in Times of Change; Chapter 10 Times of Change or Times of Chance?, LesleyCooke; Chapter 11 Student Unions and Universitiesin Part nership – The Future of Higher Education?, Lee Whitehead;