Singaram Shwetha, Mayer Claude-Hélène, Oosthuizen Rudolf M
Department of Industrial Psychology and People Management, College of Business and Economics, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Department of Industrial and Organisational Psychology, University of South Africa, Pretoria, South Africa.
Front Psychol. 2023 Aug 30;14:1242835. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1242835. eCollection 2023.
The Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) rapidly advanced at the beginning of the 21st century. Leaders within organisations need to adjust their visions, plans, organisational structures, and management with regard to the demands, challenges and opportunities of this development. This is in particular the case in higher educational institutions (HEIs), which have to adjust to the rapid changes and new demands of skills of university graduates. Leaders in HEIs must therefore be aware of the related challenges and opportunities and might have to adjust the learning and teaching environment, the skills development of students, graduates, and faculty, as well as the technological requirements to create advanced skill sets. This article is based on a qualitative research study which was conducted at a university in South Africa. In-depth, semi-structured interviews were used to explore the views of higher-education leaders at the selected university. Data were analysed through thematic analysis. It was found that leaders in HEIs need to be aware of their leadership and preferences in times of transition toward a more technologised learning environment, as well as the needs, demands, challenges and opportunities of the new workplaces, and new skill sets needed in the 4IR. The researchers made some recommendations. "Education is the key that unlocks the golden door to freedom."
第四次工业革命（4IR）在21世纪初迅速推进。组织内部的领导者需要根据这一发展的需求、挑战和机遇调整他们的愿景、计划、组织结构和管理方式。高等教育机构（HEIs）尤其如此，它们必须适应大学毕业生技能的快速变化和新需求。因此，高等教育机构的领导者必须意识到相关的挑战和机遇，可能需要调整学习和教学环境、学生、毕业生和教师的技能发展，以及创造先进技能组合所需的技术要求。本文基于在南非一所大学进行的定性研究。通过深入的半结构化访谈来探讨所选大学中高等教育领导者的观点。通过主题分析对数据进行了分析。研究发现，高等教育机构的领导者需要意识到在向技术化程度更高的学习环境过渡时期他们的领导力和偏好，以及新工作场所的需求、要求、挑战和机遇，以及第四次工业革命所需的新技能组合。研究人员提出了一些建议。“教育是打开自由金门的钥匙。”
