Reflecting on Six Decades of Graduate Educational Leaders ' Preparation in Tanzania: Examining Ideologies, Policies, and Practices for Future Educational Policy Direction

Abstract

This article examines ideologies, policies, and university practices ofeducational leaders ' preparation in higher learning institutions in Tanzaniaand proposes an alternative model for educational leaders ' preparation. Ittakes stock of the trajectory of graduate educational leaders ' preparationdevelopment in Tanzania by situating relevant initiatives in the educationalmacro-policies and transformations spanning a period of about six decadesfor possible future educational policy direction. The paper adoptedNarrative Literature Review (NLR) as its methodology. NLR method wasdeemed relevant for generating new knowledge by synthesising presentknowledge on a particular topic in a specific setting. The paper proposes amodel for the robust preparation of educational leaders in higher learninginstitutions. The model comprises the following variables: context, input,process, and product/output, which are considered as critical for thepreparation of educational leaders.Keywords: educational leaders ' preparation, higher learninginstitutions, education policies