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Mainstreaming Environment and Sustainability in African (MESA) Universities’ Partnership ProgrammeEDUCATE THE EDUCATORS “ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT (ESD) INNOVATIONS COURSE”MODULE 3: INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE INNOVATIONS:LEADERSHIP AND INNOVATIONBy E. FrempongKWAME NKRUMAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, KUMASI, GHANA Organized by: UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME (UNEP) and SOUTH AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY REGIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PROGRAMME (SADC REEP) KENYA SCHOOL OF MONITARY STUDIES, NAIROBI, KENYA 4-9 MAY, 2006 OUTLINE OF PRESENTATION INTRODUCTION Change/innovations are inevitable Resisting change is deadly Not anticipating change is short -sightedness Allowing change to by-pass you is anachronism Letting change work for you is wisdom and gain The only thing that does not change is change (Stephen Adei, 2005) MAJOR CHALLENGES TO TRANSFORMING HIGHER EDUCATION IN AFRICA Corporate Governance Leadership Culture and Work Ethics Infrastructure Faculty and Critical Personnel Team Building Academic Freedom Strongholds and Resistance to Change Finances The Triumvirate of Access, Quality and Relevance. AREAS OF FOCUS OF INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE STRONGHOLDS AND RESISTANCE TO CHANGE/INNOVATION Why People Resist Change No matter how rotten a system is, there are always its beneficiaries who will resist change Weak articulation of vision, understanding of purpose, dimensions, and consequences. Lack of participation Timing Sense of inadequacy and inability to learn new skills Role ambiguity Inadequate training and education Lack of facilities to effect change Fear of the unknown and uncertainty Perceived threats of intrinsic and extrinsic benefits i.e. envisaged “loss” of status or rewards Many of the above relate to way and manner of introduction of change Forms of Resistance Uncooperative attitude Apathy Outright Opposition Procrastination Sabotage Some Strategies to Minimize Resistance Effective education and commun