Contemporary Educational Management in East Africa Tackling Challenges of Inclusion, Leadership, and Digital Integration

Stuart Busby, Christina Raphael and Chrispina S. Lekule

1 Anchoring the Discourse: Theoretical Foundations for Gender, Leadership and Digital Integration in Global Education

Stuart Busby

PART I Leadership

2 Exploring Strategic Management Strategies in Higher Learning Institutions—the Role of Motivation and Trust in Achieving Competitive Advantage in Tanzania

Winfrida Saimon Malingumu

3 Interrogating Dyads in Becoming a Teacher: Implications for Professional Education

Nkanileka Loti Mgonda and Elisante Mutoka

4 Challenges and Factors Contributing to Female Teachers’ Underrepresentation in Leadership Roles in Secondary Schools in Kigoma/Ujiji Municipality, Tanzania

Esther Daniel Ndabigeze and Chrispina S. Lekule

5 Bridging the Gap: The Role of Teaching and Learning Resources in Training Competent Graduate Teachers in Tanzania

Eva Omary Luwavi

6 The Role of Transformational Leadership in Tanzanian School Reforms: Case Study of Ilemela Municipality

Siong’o Johaness James and Chrispina S. Lekule

PART II Inclusion

7 Community and Inclusion: The Challenges of Education in Ethiopia by Ethnical, Belonging and Socio-Political Controversies: A Call for Reform in Education and Curriculum Pedagogy Research

Hana Tesfaye and Stuart Busby

8 Community and Inclusion: Working With the Local Community to Overcome the Challenges of Supporting Children With Additional Needs in Tanzanian Schools

Stuart Busby

9 Community and Inclusion: Enhancing Inclusion in Higher Education: The Case of Zanzibar at the State University of Zanzibar

Said Khamis Juma and Stuart Busby

10 Community and Inclusive Education in Rwanda Schools’ Strategies to Overcome Challenges

Halifa Bilal and Stuart Busby

11 Bridging the Gender Gap in Academic Publication in Tanzanian Higher Education: Does Mentorship Matter?

Sarah Ezekiel Kisanga and Cresencia A. Masawe

PART III Digital Integration

12 Generative AI in Primary and Secondary Education: Historical Context, Present Scenario and Future Prospects: Zanzibar Perspective

Abubakar Diwani Bakari and Msellem Mohammed Ali

13 Digital Parenting Among Tanzanian Adolescents

Hezron Zacharia Onditi

14 Social Capital and Digital Divide Among Academic Staff in Universities in Tanzania: Can the Digital Divide Be Bridged?

Blackson Kanukisya

15 The Challenges Faced by Administrators in Utilizing ICT in Digitally Enhanced Administrative Functions in Tanzanian Public Primary Schools

Mohamed Mchola Thabiti and Christina Raphael

16 AI Dilemma: Battling Innovation and Integrity—Student Perspectives From the State University of Zanzibar (SUZA)

Maryam Jaffar Ismail, Ali A. Abdulla and Said A. S. Yunus

Conclusion: Lessons, Challenges and Future Directions in the Management of Contemporary East African Education

Stuart Busby, Christina Raphael and Chrispina S. Lekule

Biography

Stuart Busby is Director of Learning, Mercian Educational Trust, UK. He is currently completing his doctoral study of partnerships between English and Tanzanian schools at the University of Exeter, UK.

Chrispina S. Lekule is an Associate Professor and the Vice Chancellor of Ruaha Catholic University.

Christina Raphael is Senior Lecturer of Educational Management, Dar es Salaam University College of Education, University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.