Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Preface
Chapter 1. Leadership: The Missing Link
(Vitallis Chikoko, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa)
Chapter 2. PACT Model for Successful Learner Outcomes in Schools Facing Multiple Deprivation in South Africa
(Felix Maringe and Felix Maringe, University of the Witwatersrand, Division of Education Leadership and Policy Studies, Johannesburg, South Africa, and others)
Chapter 3. The Extent of Decentralisation in Education: Evidence from Selected Secondary Schools in the Northern Education Division in Malawi
(Victor Yobe Mgomezulu and Nathalis Guy Wamba, Mzuzu University, Malawi, and others)
Chapter 4. Botswana School Leaders and the Law: Perspectives of Practice
(Bernard Moswela, University of Botswana, Gaborone, Botswana)
Chapter 5. How Well Are School Heads Prepared for School Headship Positions? Evidence from Basic and Senior High Schools in Ghana
(Vera Rosemary Ankoma-Sey, College of Distance Education, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana)
Chapter 6. The Development of Learner Voice and Leadership in Namibian Schools: A Case Study of Two Formative Interventionist Research Projects
(Carolyn (Callie) Grant and Farhana Amod Kajee, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa)
Chapter 7. Enhancing School Principals’ and Teachers’ Emotional Intelligence: Perspectives of Four School Principals in Ekiti State, Nigeria
(Feyisayo Akinola and Thamsanqa Thulani Bhengu, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa)
Chapter 8. Surviving or Thriving? The Status of School Leadership Preparation in Kenya
(Lucy A. Wakiaga, Tangaza University College, Nairobi, Kenya)
Chapter 9. Diversity and School Leadership in Rapidly Transitioning Schools in Zimbabwe: Towards School Cultures That Are Inclusive in Their Diversity
(Chrispen Chiome, Zimbabwe Open University, Harare, Zimbabwe)
Chapter 10. Educational Leadership in Egypt
(Ted Purinton, Bahrain Teachers College, University of Bahrain, Zallaq, Bahrain)
Chapter 11. Learning-Centred Leadership and Student Achievement in Schools: Evidence from Uganda
(David Onen, College of Education and External Studies, Makerere University, Uganda)
Chapter 12. No-Fee Schools in South Africa: Narrative Vignettes of School Leaders’ Response to Context
(Inbanathan Naicker, School of Education, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa)
Chapter 13. A Microscopic View of Education Act 2010 in the Management of the Lesotho Education System: Its Prospects and Flaws
(Dira Khama, Department of Educational Foundations, Faculty of Education, National University of Lesotho, Roma, Lesotho)
Chapter 14. School Leadership and Management in a Changing Eswatini Context: Tensions in the Dominant Models of Practice
(Njabuliso H. Nsibande, University of Swaziland, Kwaluseni, Eswatini)
Chapter 15. School Leadership and the Creation of a Gender Responsive Environment in Zimbabwe
(Irene Muzvidziwa, Midlands State University, Gweru, Zimbabwe)
Chapter 16. Exploring Successful School Leadership Practices: Lessons from South African Schools in Rural Settings
(Thamsanqa Thulani Bhengu, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa)
Chapter 17. South African Teachers Seeking to Cope with Daily Workload: Implications for School Leadership
(Hlengiwe Nguse and Vitallis Chikoko, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa)
About the Authors
Index