Learning to Lead for Transformation: An African Perspective on Educational Leadership

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Learning to Lead for Transformation takes an international and inclusive approach, exploring learning and educational leadership from different cultural and theoretical perspectives, from Habermas theory of cognitive interests to Freires approach to education and Ngaras decolonized epistemology and Ubuntu-based developmental approach. Enriching his presentation with Japanese and Western examples, Ngara uses the African tradition of storytelling as well as engaging exercises to explore: - The developmental approach to teaching and learning - The link between the proposed pedagogy and leadership development - The importance of relevant curriculum content - The importance of approaches based on indigenous knowledge systems or cultural traditions. Each topic is introduced with a tuning in exercise, and the reader is guided to reflect on their own experiences and understanding throughout the book with discussion points and activities.

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A seminal, practical contribution to leadership as a discipline. Emmanuel Ngara builds a holistic bridge between state-of-the-art leadership practice, enhanced by the ancient wisdom from the cradle of humankind, Sub-Sahara Africa. His focus on educational leadership is arguably the point of greatest leverage for national development. A must read for aspiring leadership, educators and policy-makers. * Louis van der Merwe PhD (Development and Management), Managing Partner, Centre for Innovative Leadership, South Africa *
Ngaras publication should be required reading on leadership, not just in education, but in every profession. A monumental, mosaic-tapestry of global educational theoretical frameworks, philosophies and paradigms, it makes a compelling case for transformational learning and leadership, highlighting Utu/Ubuntu. Dialogical and illustrative, the book captures the readers attention from start to finish. * Micere Githae Mugo, Emerita Meredith Professor for Teaching Excellence, Syracuse University, USA *
In this highly accessible and scholarly book [Ngara] brings his rich understanding of education and leadership to a wider international readership. He provides the reader with valuable insights into the Ubuntu approach to leadership an approach which has important implications for all those with leadership roles not only in education but across professions. * Comparative Education *

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Emmanuel Ngara is a Commonwealth Scholar and a winner of the Senior British Council Fellowship, UK, as well as a former Fulbright Visiting Professor at Duke University, USA. He has held executive positions at the Universities of Fort Hare and KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, and at the University of Zimbabwe. He has also served as a diplomat and a higher education quality assurance chief executive officer.