Educational leadership in the Global South a biographical analysis of great leaders in Asia and Africa Izhar Oplatka

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Oplatka, Izhar, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Educational leadership.

Leadership.

Education.

Asia.

Africa.

Genre:

Biographies

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Singapore Springer [2026]

Summary:

"This book extends the knowledgebase in the field of educational administration and leadership beyond western contexts through the biographies of great leaders who lived in the past in Africa, Asia, and Islamic/Arab countries. The narratives of these leaders provide extensive knowledge about indigenous and traditional leadership constructs that are entwined within particular cultural, social, and organizational contexts in many oriental societies and countries. The term “the global south” is used in this book as a counter-concept to the term “western,” to emphasize the contradiction between Asian/African/Islamic philosophies of management and those in the West. This book also suggests key characteristics of educational leadership in traditional societies so as to help train educational leaders in their educational systems, based on local constructs and concepts of leadership reflected in the biographies of the great leaders. Through the biographies of these leaders, readers become familiar with the major elements of effective educational leadership in traditional societies, such as positive paternalism, compassion, self-constraint, the welfare of others, the development of moral character, and consensus"-- Springer Nature Link

Contents:

An overview of leadership in developing/traditional societies

The compassionate leadership of Archbishop Desmond Tutu

Julius Nyerere and his commitment to the welfare of the people

Unity and authoritarianism in the leadership of Kwame Nkrumah

Selflessness and service in Mahatma Gandhi’s leadership

Matsushita Konosuke as a humanistic leader

Control and improvisation in the leadership of Indira Gandhi

Shi Huangdi and his quest for integration and centralized authority

King Chulalongkorn Rama V : a blend of modernity and traditionalism

Sarojini Naidu : political activism, poetry, and messages of truth

The leadership of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk : the father of a nation

Abdulhamid II and attempts to survive in power

Benazir Bhutto and her search for democracy and equality

Towards an initial conceptualization of educational leadership in the Global South

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references

Online resource; title from PDF title page (Springer Nature Link, viewed July 10, 2026)

Other Format:

Print version Oplatka, Izhar Educational leadership in the Global South

ISBN:

9789819206667

9819206669

OCLC:

1594452713

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