Leading under Duress

This comparative study of teacher attrition in the Global South and OECD countries examines the exceptionality of twenty selected learning leaders in the D.R. Congo, Ghana, and Uganda who have stayed in the teaching profession and led their student learning with devotion and integrity. Like any learning leader, exceptional teachers live the challenges and pressures that have caused some of their peers to leave the profession. The extraordinary learning leaders - from elementary, secondary, and higher education - have stood victorious amid education devaluations and professional tensions. The author gives voice to those "exceptional" teachers and analyzes the ethical rationale behind their unfailing commitment to their teaching vocation. Their teaching philosophies and personal accounts revealed altruistic impulses. This book further explores the exceptional teachers' narratives and their selfless actions through the lens of philanthropic and leadership ethics theories. Although the exceptional teachers' altruism appears self-sacrificing - it embodies some form of self-benefit because one can hardly fathom altruism for altruism's sake. Nevertheless, the twenty exceptional teachers acted in a self-sacrificing manner. The author appeals to the Global South countries to implement education policies that should redecorate the profession of learning leadership.

Jean-Pierre Bongila is professor of educational leadership and Director of the master's program in Educational Leadership at the University of St. Thomas.

Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction: Value of Education in OECD vs. Global South
Chapter 1: Teacher Retention and Attrition in OECD and Africa
Chapter 2: Exceptional Teachers under Duress
Chapter 3: Exceptional Teachers' Coping Mechanisms
Chapter 4: Altruistic or Self-Serving?
Chapter 5: Leadership Ethics of Voiceless Teachers
Conclusion
Appendix A: 2018 Global Teacher Status Index
Appendix B: Gallup Poll (2014)
References
About the Author