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by Barbara Van Ingen (Volume Editor), Tim Loreman (Volume Editor)
Step inside the doctoral journeys of university leaders whose educational backgrounds include degrees in Education. This volume offers candid, unpublished reflections, rare anecdotes, and vivid examples showing how scholarship shapes leadership, decision-making, and institutional impact. You will discover stories of resilience, growth, and transformation, revealing strategies leaders use to balance research, study, and professional responsibility. Each chapter delivers actionable insights, inspiration, and behind-the-scenes perspectives rarely shared in print. Essential for aspiring leaders, doctoral candidates, and scholars, this book brings the challenges, triumphs, and lessons of the doctoral journey vividly to life, offering guidance and inspiration for navigating higher education today.
Contributors are: Ainsley Carry, Holly Cowman, Brad Donaldson, Cindy Gnadinger, Bryan Larson, Tim Loreman, Glen Mitchell, Laurie Waye, and Jia Wenjian.
Author Biography
Barb van Ingen is Provost and Vice-President Academic at Concordia University of Edmonton. Her research and publications focus on post-secondary leadership, strategic enrolment management, inclusive education, and higher education policy, drawing on extensive experience in administration and community engagement.
Tim Loreman is President and Vice-Chancellor of Concordia University of Edmonton. His research and publications focus on inclusive education, teacher preparation, and educational leadership, with international recognition for his work on fostering inclusive learning environments in schools and universities.
