Preparation and Development of School Leaders in Africa

Pontso Moorosi is Associate Professor of Educational Leadership and Management at the Centre for Education Studies, University of Warwick, UK. She is also a Research Associate at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa.Tony Bush is Professor of Educational Leadership at the University of Nottingham, UK, and previously held similar positions at the universities of Leicester, Reading, Lincoln and Warwick.

• 1. Introduction and Setting the Scene, Pontso Moorosi (University of Johannesburg, South Africa)2. A Historical Analysis of Educational Leadership Preparation and Development in Botswana, Nkobi Owen Pansiri (University of Botswana, Botswana) and Shadreck Majwabe (University of Botswana, Botswana)3. Experiences of School Leadership Preparation and Development in Lesotho, Pontso Moorosi (University of Johannesburg, South Africa) and Moikabi Komiti (North-West University, South Africa)4. An Analysis of School Leadership Preparation and Development in Namibia Using Career Socialisation Theory, Carolyn (Callie) Grant (Rhodes University, South Africa)5. Leadership Preparation and Development for Principals in South African Public Schools, Raj Mestry (University of Johannesburg, South Africa)6. Framing the Context of School Leadership Preparation and Development in Kenya, Janet Okoko (University of Saskatchewan, Canada)7. School Leadership Preparation in Tanzania, Mohammed Abdalla (Aga Khan University Institute for the Study of Muslim Civilisations, Tanzania), Mweru Mwingi (Aga Khan University Institute for the Study of Muslim Civilisations, Tanzania), Nicholas Wachira (Aga Khan University Institute for the Study of Muslim Civilisations, Tanzania), Janet Okoko (University of Saskatchewan, Canada), and Charles F. Webber (Mount Royal University in Calgary, Canada)8. Leadership and Management Preparation and Development of School Leaders in Cameroon, Fred Ebot-Ashu (University of Buea, Cameroon)9. A Focus on Craft Knowledge in the Preparation of School Heads in Ghana, Michael Amakyi (University of Cape Coast, Ghana) and Alfred Ampah-Mensah (University of Cape Coast, Ghana)10. A Review of Preparation and Development of School Leaders in Nigeria, Raphael Imoni (Parish Priest at St Patrick’s Leicester, UK)11. How Does Africa Compare to the Rest of the World?, Tony Bush (University of Nottingham, UK)Index

Literature has convincingly revealed that leaders in general and school leaders in particular need to be prepared for leadership. School leadership is not the same work as teaching in the classroom, therefore successful leadership entails more than having been a good teacher. Such leadership preparation is a scarcity in Africa. Thus this book will contribute immensely towards literature in this very important area.