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A strategy to support educational leaders in developing countries to manage contextual challenges

South African journal of education, 2016-11, Vol.36 (4), p.1-9 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

Copyright Education Association of South Africa 2016 ;This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. ;ISSN: 0256-0100 ;ISSN: 2076-3433 ;EISSN: 2076-3433 ;DOI: 10.15700/saje.v36n4a1297

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Title:
A strategy to support educational leaders in developing countries to manage contextual challenges
Author: Steyn, Hennie ; Van der Walt, Hannes ; Wolhuter, Charl
Subjects: Activity theory ; Change agents ; Context Effect ; Contextual factors ; Contours ; Cultural Context ; Developing countries ; Developing Nations ; Education & Educational Research ; Education, Scientific Disciplines ; Educational context ; Educational leadership ; Focus Groups ; Foreign Countries ; History ; Instructional Leadership ; LDCs ; Leadership ; Organisational development and change ; Organization development ; Organizational change ; Organizational Culture ; Organizational Development ; Social Psychology ; Social Theories ; Societal context ; Theories
Is Part Of: South African journal of education, 2016-11, Vol.36 (4), p.1-9
Description: The central theoretical argument of this paper is that educational leadership and organisational development and change in educational institutions in developing countries will not be effective unless school leaders are aware of the challenges posed by contextual factors that might have an impact on their professional activities. The article contributes to the discourse on educational leadership in developing countries by explicating three such sets of contextual forces that educational leadership ought to take into account: (1) the contours of the education system in which school leadership, organisational change and development occur; (2) societal and (3) international contexts. These forces are viewed through Cultural Historical Activity Theory as theoretical lens, and then illustrated with findings from an empirical study in a developing country. The article concludes with a strategic plan for exercising school leadership that takes contextual conditions into account.
Publisher: South Africa: Education Association of South Africa (EASA)
Language: English;Portuguese
Identifier: ISSN: 0256-0100
ISSN: 2076-3433
EISSN: 2076-3433
DOI: 10.15700/saje.v36n4a1297
Source: Open Access: African Journals Online
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A strategy to support educational leaders in developing countries to manage contextual challenges

Copyright Education Association of South Africa 2016 ;This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. ;ISSN: 0256-0100 ;ISSN: 2076-3433 ;EISSN: 2076-3433 ;DOI: 10.15700/saje.v36n4a1297

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