Socialization of school leaders in Sub-Saharan Africa : reimagining the landscape / Pontso Moorosi, Callie Grant.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Moorosi, Pontso, author.

Grant, Callie (Professor), author.

Series:

Educational leadership (Bloomsbury (Firm))

Educational leadership : innovative, critical and interdisciplinary perspectives

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Educational leadership--Africa, Sub-Saharan.

Educational leadership.

Sub-Saharan Africa.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Place of Publication:

London : Bloomsbury Academic, 2026.

Summary:

"This book provides insights into the experiences of leadership socialisation for school leaders in four sub-Saharan African countries. The chapters present case studies of school leaders in Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia and South Africa, before offering a contextually grounded framework for school leadership socialisation. In contrast to other studies which focus on experiences of newly appointed school principals, this book presents lived experiences of school leadership against a complex backdrop of social, political and economic trends in the postcolonial African context. Drawing on socialisation theory to re-imagine the school leadership preparation and development landscape, the authors go beyond experiences of role learning by new school principals. Moorosi and Grant ask critical questions about the contextual realities in which would-be school leaders develop leadership attributes, skills and knowledge, and dispositions that prepare them for, and socialise them into, leadership. Country case studies allow the authors to focus on lived experiences of school leaders, preserving the contextual uniqueness while allowing for comparative analysis, cross-cultural learning and discussion"-- Bloomsbury Collections.

Contents:

The problem space and the research

Theoretical and conceptual overview

The South African case study

The Lesotho case study

The Namibian case study

The Botswana case study

Towards a contextually grounded school leadership socialization

Re-imagining the landscape: A stepping-stones socialization metaphor.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Online resource; title from home page (Bloomsbury Collections, viewed February 18, 2026).

Other Format:

Print version: Moorosi, Pontso. Socialization of school leaders in Sub-Saharan Africa

ISBN:

9781350382947

1350382949

9781350382961

1350382965

9781350382954

1350382957

OCLC:

1553692444

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license