July 23, 2025

Reimagining Educational Leadership for Equity and Quality in Ghana: Stakeholder Perspectives on Transformational, Instructional, and Distributed Leadership

Key Points

MAIN FINDING: Effective educational leadership is critical for addressing quality and equity challenges in Ghana's schools.
KEY EVIDENCE: Interviews and focus groups reveal significant constraints in current leadership practices affecting inclusive education.
APPROACH: The study uses transformational, instructional, and distributed leadership theories to analyze interviews from two schools.
SIGNIFICANCE: Findings highlight the need for tailored leadership development and policy changes to enhance educational outcomes in Ghana.

Abstract

Ghana's Free SHS policy has increased access to education, but it does not address the unmet quality and equity issues. This study examines the role of school-level educational leadership in promoting inclusive education in two selected schools located in the Central Region of Ghana. Using Theories of Transformational Leadership, Instructional Leadership, and Distributed Leadership and an analysis framework developed by Tikly and Barrett (2011), it employs multiple interviews and focus groups to highlight important leadership constraints. This research emphasizes the need for contextualized, equity-based leadership and implications for future leadership training and education policy reform.Keywords: Educational leadership, Ghana, transformational leadership, instructional leadership, distributed leadership, education quality and equity,

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