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Download full textMazzarella, Jo Ann; Smith, Stuart C. – 1989
Chapter 2 of a revised volume on school leadership, this chapter reviews theories of leadership style--the way a leader leads. Although most experts agree that leadership style is important, they disagree concerning style components, leaders' capabilities for changing styles, the effects of personality traits on style, and the desirability of…
Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, Behavior Theories, Elementary Secondary Education, Leadership Effectiveness
Coursen, David; Mazzarella, Jo Ann – 1981
Chapter 2 of a volume on school leadership, this chapter examines the ethnic background and sex of educational leaders, concluding that, even after decades of civil rights and feminist activities, nearly all educational administrators are white males. The authors make a case for the value of diversity in educational leadership, then present their…
Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Selection, Educational Administration, Elementary Secondary Education
Mazzarella, Jo Ann – OSSC Bulletin, 1983
Tom Lindersmith, principal of Lakeridge High School in Lake Oswego (Oregon) manages a highly motivated school of 1,100 students and 68 staff by emphasizing facilitation, coordination, and delegation as the elements of instructional leadership. Lindersmith sees himself primarily as a facilitator--supporting and encouraging new ideas and programs…
Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Role, Case Studies, Coordinators
Mazzarella, Jo Ann; Grundy, Thomas – 1989
Chapter 1 of a revised volume on school leadership, this chapter examines several kinds of leader characteristics: inherited traits and those springing from early childhood experience; attitudes toward relationships with other people; and qualities differentiating effective from ineffective leaders. Modern researchers tend to stress nurture over…
Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Education, Administrator Effectiveness, Administrator Evaluation
Mazzarella, Jo Ann – 1981
Chapter 1 of a volume on school leadership, this chapter looks at research findings concerning the characteristics of leaders. The author begins by looking at those characteristics resulting from accidents of birth or early environmental influences and concludes that leaders are usually more intelligent than nonleaders, not firstborn, used to…
Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Education, Administrator Evaluation, Administrator Qualifications
