Tribalism and its consequences: A cancer infecting the corpus of educational leadership in many West African countries

Abstract

The effectiveness of educational leadership varies considerably from one culture to another and by region of the world. Cultural differences and how they may be negotiated, to a large extent, determines the level of effectiveness of educational leaders (Nahavandi, 2009). Although many theoretical descriptions proffer ideal cases of “best practice” instructional leadership, what is manifested by the behavior of leaders is what really counts.

Citation

Moriba, S. and Edwards, M.C. (2009), "Tribalism and its consequences: A cancer infecting the corpus of educational leadership in many West African countries", Wiseman, A.W. (Ed.) Educational Leadership: Global Contexts and International Comparisons (International Perspectives on Education and Society, Vol. 11), Emerald Group Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 81-122. https://doi.org/10.1108/S1479-3679(2009)0000011006