Transformative Leadership in African Contexts -

Transformative Leadership in African Contexts

Strategies for Social Change
Buch | Softcover
462 Seiten
2024
HSRC Press (Verlag)
978-0-7969-2661-6 (ISBN)
48,55 inkl. MwSt
Desmond Tutu once said, “There comes a point where we need to stop just pulling people out of the river and find out why they are falling in.” The authors of this collection take these words to heart, showing how African leaders are meeting a range of challenges as they seek change in societies dealing with postcolonial ills and aspirations.
Desmond Tutu once said, "There comes a point where we need to stop just pulling people out of the river and find out why they are falling in".

The authors of this innovative collection take these words to heart. Embracing a transformative leadership approach, they show how contemporary African leaders are meeting a broad range of challenges as they seek positive change in societies dealing with postcolonial ills and aspirations.

Sharlene Swartz is executive director of the Education and Skills Development Programme at the Human Sciences Research Council. Tarryn De Kock conducts research and consults on issues of economic development. Catherine Odora Hoppers is professor of education at Gulu University.

Developing a Shared Understanding of "Transformative Leadership"—S. Swartz.
Academic Understandings of Transformative Leadership—T. De Kock.
Leadership and Identity in Pre-Colonial Contexts—M. Makgamatha.
EVERYDAY CONTEXTS.
Young Africans Amplifying Leadership Through Documentary Film Work—A. Mahali and E. Paramoer.
Pathway to Decentralized, Autonomous, and Transformative Leadership—K. Chetty.
Maggy Barankitse and the Burundian Refugee Community—G. Birantamije.
What AmaXhosa Leadership Practices Offer to the Discourse on Transformative Leadership—O. Mnqwazi.
Ubuntu as a Resource for Transformative Leadership—N. Chivasa.
LEADERSHIP AND GENDER/FEMINISM.
Women and Leadership—R. Moletsane.
Feminism as an Integral Part of Transformative Leadership—L. Mwale.
LEADERSHIP AND EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS.
Iterations of Transformative Leadership for Higher Education—I. Oanda.
Transformative Leadership in Resource Constrained Schools—A. Juan and S. Hannan.
Learning Transformative Leadership Through Student Activism—N. Oyori Ogechi.
Using Transformative Leadership to "Nibble at Resilient Colonialism"—O. Pusumane and J. Auerbach.
LEADERSHIP AND SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMMES.
Shaping a Transformative Approach to Evaluation of Leadership Fellowship Programmes—B. Klugman.
The Burden of Development Placed on Scholarship Recipients—S.D. Mwamelo.
Interrogating the Effectiveness of Leadership Programmes—A. Adigun.
Emergent-Decolonial Development and Youth-Focused Leadership Development Programmes—R. Chikane and M. Atouguia.
Political Leadership. Towards a Transformative Concept of Political Leadership—T. De Kock and A. Nyamnjoh.
Lessons from Ellen Johnson Sirleaf's Leadership Stints—K.A. Badaru and E. Adu.
Examining the Personality, Values, and Vision of Jerry John Rawlings—E. Ampomah.
APPLYING UBUNTU TO TRANSFORMATIVE LEADERSHIP.
Transforming Disability Leadership in the Global South—P. Muzite.
Ubuntu Leadership in a Technological Age—K. Mokoena.
An Ubuntu Infused Approach for Future African Public Sector Leaders—M. Biljohn.
CALL TO ACTION.
A Forward-Looking Ethics of Transformative Leadership: Rebuilding Societies in the 21st Century—C.O. Hoppers and C. Soudien.
Tame, Erode, Rupture, or Exit: Strategies for Transformative Change—S. Swartz.

Erscheinungsdatum
Verlagsort Cape Town
Sprache englisch
Maße 152 x 229 mm
Themenwelt Sozialwissenschaften Politik / Verwaltung Europäische / Internationale Politik
ISBN-10 0-7969-2661-1 / 0796926611
ISBN-13 978-0-7969-2661-6 / 9780796926616
Zustand Neuware
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