Leader-member exchange theory in higher and distance education

“Exchange lost” in leader-member exchange theory and research: A critique and a reconceptualization

Leader-member Exchange, Communication Frequency and Burnout

In a field study of 128 middle-managers in similar roles but in different organizations within the UK public sector, we find that the quality of their leadermember exchange (LMX) relationship with their immediate supervisor is negatively related to the three dimensions of burnout. As hypothesized, LMX and communication frequency are found to interact in the prediction of emotional exhaustion. F...

Effective Distance Teaching and learning in Higher Education

Nowadays, Universities have come across a main transformation. Lack of budget, an increase in the number of university students, a change in the student population, up-to-date and various educational needs of each society require fundamental changes that are coordinated with recent needs. This study aimed to evaluate the features of effective distance education in higher education. Findings of ...

Leader Role Inversion as a Corollary to Leader-Member Exchange

Distance Education in the Digital Era and Connectivism Theory

Background: With the arrival of the industrial Century, the educational system changed and different forms of education, including distance Education were created. Firstly, distance education based on traditional learning theories, but because that these theories are not able to respond and solve the challenges facing the education system in the modern century connectivism theory was creat...