Modern Nursing Leadership Strategies for Internationalization
Keywords:
Nursing Leadership Strategies, Multigenerational Workforce Management, Curriculum Internationalization, Future-ready NursesAbstract
Contemporary nursing leaders play a crucial role in shaping strategies that prepare nurses for the future. Thai nursing education faces complex internal pressures from demographic shifts and external uncertainties stemming from the BANI World situation.
This article synthesizes a strategic leadership framework necessary for educational administrators. The framework integrates Strategic, Transformational, and Adaptive leadership theories with effective management of diverse and high-potential human capital. Emphasis is placed on aligning curriculum potential with the strategic direction and policies of international nursing and midwifery education, specifically driving faculty mindset shifts toward global competence development for students. Consequently, the application of this synthesized framework will significantly contribute to advancing national education reform, ensuring organizational readiness, and successfully producing future-ready nurses equipped with global competencies to meet the challenges of the 21st century.
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