Pontso Moorosi
Biographic Data
| ID | 1501423 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Pontso Moorosi |
| GIVEN NAMES | Pontso |
| FAMILY NAME | Moorosi |
| SIGNATURE | MOOROSI P |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Warwick |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4447-4684 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Critical Leadership Towards Transformative Change
Research on school leadership preparation and development on the African continent has been growing significantly in recent years. A close examination of this literature reveals a deficit bias that presents leadership preparation as inadequate leading to perceptions of ineffective leadership practice. In this literature, leadership preparation is understood as the formal training of school principals and those who hold similar positions of author…
Education, leadership and diaspora
This paper is a scoping review of literature exploring the range and nature of research activity regarding women leading education within marginalized communities in Australia and England. Such practice of women’s educational leadership regularly occurs beyond formal constructs of schooling, and is often immersed in the vulnerabilities of indigenous, diasporic and other marginalized populations, yet remains invisible in scholarship on leading edu…
Why are Kuwaiti women stuck in middle leadership roles
This study examines barriers experienced by women in pursuing leadership positions in higher education in Kuwait. By exploring these barriers, this research aims to provide valuable insights to inform policies and practices that promote gender equality and support the advancement of women in higher education. The methodology involves semi-structured, in-depth interviews conducted with nine female middle leaders who have experienced working in mid…
Exploring the notion of feminine leadership in Kuwait's private universities
Caught between educational accountability reforms, compliancy and political interference
In this article, we examine the tension between external educational accountability demands and other [political] forces of interest and possible ways to ensure that schools can still succeed in performing their daily duties and achieving educational goals. We draw from interviews undertaken with school principals in South Africa. Our analysis suggests that the current education accountabilities in South Africa, as a constitutional prescript are …
Leadership for equality in education
This article examines how Educational Management, Administration and Leadership has embodied the values, concepts and practice of the field of educational leadership over 50 years and so played a part in challenging or sustaining inequality in education. The article explores selected key concepts, equal opportunities, diversity, and social justice, the disciplinary base and prevalent research methods underpinning work on inequality, the geographi…
Colour-blind educational leadership policy
In the light of recent media reports of racism in South African schools, this paper examines the role of school principalship standards in addressing race in South African educational leadership. The paper draws on tenets of critical race theory to examine how issues of race are addressed in the Policy for School Principalship Standard in South Africa and the implications thereof for leadership preparation and leadership practice. The methodology…
Representations of School Leadership and Management in Africa
Perhaps one of the most scathing critiques on school leadership and management literature in Africa is its reliance on western models that do not quite fit the context, hence a lack of relevance. In this article I present a postcolonial reading of the representation of school leadership and management literature in Africa. The analysis suggests that school leadership and management literature in Africa is represented in deficient ways that do not…
Constructions of Leadership Identities via Narratives of African Women School Leaders
This paper explores African women school leaders’ constructions of their leadership identity. Using self-perception theory, wherein changes in self-perceived leadership skills and dispositions are related to changes in perceived leader identity, constructions of African women’s leadership identity are mapped over a life-long career. Leader identity is in this sense inextricably linked to gender and an attempt is therefore made to understand these…
Carrera Profesional de las Directoras en Sudáfrica
Este artículo presenta los resultados del estudio de las experiencias vividas por directoras de centros educativos de Secundaria en Sudáfrica durante su carrera profesional. Las experiencias de las directoras se estudian dentro de un marco analítico que identifica 3 fases dentro el a carrera profesional de los directores: anticipación, adquisición y desarrollo. Nuestros resultados sugieren que las experiencias vividas en la carrera profesional po…
Towards closing the gender gap in education management
As one of the strategies for the advancement of women, a call was made to governments at the Nairobi Conference in 1985 to establish national women's policies to abolish all obstacles women face. South Africa has made significant policy steps towards the achievement of gender equality, but 12 years after its democracy, and 21 years after the call for the advancement of women, women are still under-represented at the senior management levels in ed…
Towards closing the gender gap in education management
As one of the strategies for the advancement of women, a call was made to governments at the Nairobi Conference in 1985 to establish national women's policies to abolish all obstacles women face. South Africa has made significant policy steps towards the achievement of gender equality, but 12 years after its democracy, and 21 years after the call for the advancement of women, women are still under-represented at the senior management levels in ed…
Towards closing the gender gap in education management
As one of the strategies for the advancement of women, a call was made to governments at the Nairobi Conference in 1985 to establish national women's policies to abolish all obstacles women face. South Africa has made significant policy steps towards the achievement of gender equality, but 12 years after its democracy, and 21 years after the call for the advancement of women, women are still under-represented at the senior management levels in ed…
Carrera Profesional de las Directoras en Sudáfrica
Este artículo presenta los resultados del estudio de las experiencias vividas por directoras de centros educativos de Secundaria en Sudáfrica durante su carrera profesional. Las experiencias de las directoras se estudian dentro de un marco analítico que identifica 3 fases dentro el a carrera profesional de los directores: anticipación, adquisición y desarrollo. Nuestros resultados sugieren que las experiencias vividas en la carrera profesional po…
Constructions of Leadership Identities via Narratives of African Women School Leaders
This paper explores African women school leaders’ constructions of their leadership identity. Using self-perception theory, wherein changes in self-perceived leadership skills and dispositions are related to changes in perceived leader identity, constructions of African women’s leadership identity are mapped over a life-long career. Leader identity is in this sense inextricably linked to gender and an attempt is therefore made to understand these…
Colour-blind educational leadership policy
In the light of recent media reports of racism in South African schools, this paper examines the role of school principalship standards in addressing race in South African educational leadership. The paper draws on tenets of critical race theory to examine how issues of race are addressed in the Policy for School Principalship Standard in South Africa and the implications thereof for leadership preparation and leadership practice. The methodology…
Representations of School Leadership and Management in Africa
Perhaps one of the most scathing critiques on school leadership and management literature in Africa is its reliance on western models that do not quite fit the context, hence a lack of relevance. In this article I present a postcolonial reading of the representation of school leadership and management literature in Africa. The analysis suggests that school leadership and management literature in Africa is represented in deficient ways that do not…
Leadership for equality in education
This article examines how Educational Management, Administration and Leadership has embodied the values, concepts and practice of the field of educational leadership over 50 years and so played a part in challenging or sustaining inequality in education. The article explores selected key concepts, equal opportunities, diversity, and social justice, the disciplinary base and prevalent research methods underpinning work on inequality, the geographi…
Caught between educational accountability reforms, compliancy and political interference
In this article, we examine the tension between external educational accountability demands and other [political] forces of interest and possible ways to ensure that schools can still succeed in performing their daily duties and achieving educational goals. We draw from interviews undertaken with school principals in South Africa. Our analysis suggests that the current education accountabilities in South Africa, as a constitutional prescript are …
Education, leadership and diaspora
This paper is a scoping review of literature exploring the range and nature of research activity regarding women leading education within marginalized communities in Australia and England. Such practice of women’s educational leadership regularly occurs beyond formal constructs of schooling, and is often immersed in the vulnerabilities of indigenous, diasporic and other marginalized populations, yet remains invisible in scholarship on leading edu…
Why are Kuwaiti women stuck in middle leadership roles
This study examines barriers experienced by women in pursuing leadership positions in higher education in Kuwait. By exploring these barriers, this research aims to provide valuable insights to inform policies and practices that promote gender equality and support the advancement of women in higher education. The methodology involves semi-structured, in-depth interviews conducted with nine female middle leaders who have experienced working in mid…
Exploring the notion of feminine leadership in Kuwait's private universities
Critical Leadership Towards Transformative Change
Research on school leadership preparation and development on the African continent has been growing significantly in recent years. A close examination of this literature reveals a deficit bias that presents leadership preparation as inadequate leading to perceptions of ineffective leadership practice. In this literature, leadership preparation is understood as the formal training of school principals and those who hold similar positions of author…
Political science (9 works) · Sociology (9 works) · Law (7 works) · Gender Studies (6 works) · Teacher Education and Leadership Studies (6 works) · Gender Diversity and Inequality (5 works) · Pedagogy (5 works) · Educational leadership (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Economics (3 works)