TY - CHAP AB - In this chapter, we argue that injustices experienced by children in Kenyan schools can be traced back to educational policies and corruption in government. However, few studies have focused on the links between policies, injustices, and the work of principals. Data collected on the work of school principals indicated that individual commitments and developing capacity for leadership in schools through the practice of dispositional values resulted in success. VL - 14 SN - 978-1-78052-279-1, 978-1-78052-278-4/1479-3660 DO - 10.1108/S1479-3660(2012)0000014005 UR - https://doi.org/10.1108/S1479-3660(2012)0000014005 AU - Wasonga Teresa AU - Bageni Mwita Miriam ED - Christa Boske ED - Sarah Diem PY - 2012 Y1 - 2012/01/01 TI - Chapter 1 Mitigating the Impact of Educational Policies in Rural Kenya T2 - Global Leadership for Social Justice: Taking it from the Field to Practice T3 - Advances in Educational Administration PB - Emerald Group Publishing Limited SP - 3 EP - 20 Y2 - 2024/09/19 ER -