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Stephen Downes

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I don't think I've ever seen a research paper discussing one single teacher before, so this article intrigued me, both in terms of the ethics and optics of focusing on a single individual, and also the question of sourcing research data. In this case, the data comes from Facebook comments about the instructor in question, who is unnamed. The research is conducted from the perspective of transformational leadership theory, and specifically leadership as "an approach to leadership that persuades, inspires and motivate followers through the building of a collective vision for followers to pursue." The academic in question is presented against what could only be called a scathing review of Nigerian academics. So what's the point of such a review? "The young academic's exemplary leadership challenges the current status quo and presents a huge challenge on academics to change the narrative."

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