Janet M. Okoko
Areas of scholarship:
School Leadership preparation and development
Teacher leadership
Leading schools with culturally and linguistically diverse newcomers,
Leveraging practitioner-oriented research for instructional leadership
Teaching foci:
Research Methods
Instructional leadership
Organizational theory
Community engagement and partnership
Selected publications:
Okoko, J.M., Tunison, S & Walker, K. (October, 2022). Varieties of qualitative research methods. Springer Education textbook series, Springer Nature
Webber, C, & Okoko, J. (2021). Exploring teacher leadership across cultures: Introduction to teacher leadership. Research in Educational Administration and Leadership, 6 (1) , 1-15 . DOI: 10.30828/real/2021.1.1
Arden, C, & Okoko, J. (2021). Exploring cross-cultural perspectives of teacher leadership among the members of an international research team: A phenomenographic study. Research in Educational Administration and Leadership, 6 (1) , 51-90 . DOI: 10.30828/real/2021.1.3
Okoko, J. M. (2019). Framing school leadership preparation for Kenya: Context counts. In P. Moorosi & T. Bush (Eds). Preparation and Development of School Leaders in Africa. Bloomsbury Publishing https://bloomsbury.com/au/preparation-and-development-of-school-leaders-in-africa-9781350081147/
Okoko, J.M. ( 2019). Towards school leadership development: The Essence of working with culturally and linguistically diverse Newcomers Families in Saskatchewan. Research in Educational Administration & Leadership, 4 (2) 196-229 https://doi.org/10.30828/real/2019.2.
Okoko, J.M. (2018). Framing school leadership preparation and development for Kenya: Context matters. Educational Management Administration & Leadership, 1–18 doi: 10.1177/1741143218792913
Okoko, J.M., Scott, S. & Scott, D. (2015). Perceptions of school. Journal of Leadership in Education.18 (3) 270-304. doi:10.1080/13603124.2013.877160
Degrees: PhD, University of CalgaryMEd, Kenyatta UniversityBA, Kenyatta University Email address: janet.okoko@usask.ca; janetmola@yahoo.com