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Download full textMeredith, Sydney J. – 1985
An ERIC digest provides general information to help educators, students, and others evaluate their own capacities for leadership. Material is divided into six substantive sections. "What is leadership?" provides definitions of the concept, discusses differences between leadership and management and considers requisites for effective…
Descriptors: Futures (of Society), Leadership, Leadership Qualities, Personality Assessment
Lindelow, John – 1980
At the beginning of the successful meeting process, the meeting leader decides on a leadership style after considering his or her own nature, the needs and desires of group members, and the characteristics of the organization and situation. In planning the meeting, the leader's first guides are the goals and purposes he or she wishes to…
Descriptors: Group Dynamics, Leadership Effectiveness, Leadership Qualities, Leadership Styles
Bensimon, Estela M.; And Others – 1989
The digest is based on a full length report (with the same title) on leadership in higher education. The full report provides a definitive review of the literature and institutional practice on the topic. Recent scholars have new ideas challenging traditional notions that organizations are driven by leadership or that the quality of leadership…
Descriptors: Administrator Effectiveness, College Administration, College Presidents, Higher Education
Lashway, Larry – 1996
A decade ago, principals were asked to become instructional leaders who exercised firm control by setting goals, maintaining discipline, and evaluating results. Today they are encouraged to act as facilitative leaders by building teams, creating networks, and "governing from the center." Rapid shifts in administrative philosophy can be…
Descriptors: Administrator Effectiveness, Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role, Educational Administration
Karnes, Frances A.; Bean, Suzanne M. – 1990
This digest is intended to help parents and educators assist with the development of leadership attitudes and skills in gifted youth. The relative lack of interest in leadership despite its designation as a talent area in definitions of giftedness for state and federal policies requiring differentiated programs is listed. Characteristics of gifted…
Descriptors: Gifted, Leadership, Leadership Qualities, Leadership Training
Lindelow, John; Scott, James J. – 1989
Chapter 15 of a revised volume on school leadership, this chapter defines and categorizes conflict and outlines techniques for its management in schools. Conflict, endemic to human existence, exists on many levels and assumes various forms. This chapter focuses on social conflict, or antagonistic interaction between individuals or groups common to…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Communication Problems, Communication Skills, Conflict Resolution
ERIC Clearinghouse on Educational Management, Eugene, OR. – 1983
Twelve instructional leadership publications that have previously been entered in the ERIC system were selected for annotation in this booklet. Several articles concern the leadership role of the principal, its definition, and how principals can become leaders. More specifically oriented entries address the role of administrator leadership in…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Annotated Bibliographies, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Improvement
Lashway, Larry – Research Roundup, 2002
The definition of the role of school principal is currently undergoing transformation in light of modern school issues and a shortage of qualified candidates. In "A Century's Quest to Understand School Leadership," Kenneth Leithwood and Daniel Duke conclude that recent thinking has focused on six forms of leadership: instructional,…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Role, Elementary Secondary Education, Leadership
Ellis, Thomas I. – Research Roundup, 1986
Effective schools research has verified that schools are rarely effective unless the principal is a proficient instructional leader. This article summarizes five recent studies examining the practices and qualities comprising good instructional leadership. A Seattle study by Richard L. Andrews disclosed a statistical correlation between student…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Administrator Role, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Leadership
Hallinger, Philip – 1999
Problem-based learning (PBL) is an instructional strategy for preparing administrators whose basic unit of instruction is a project. Students are organized into teams and work on these projects to grapple with the problem and to achieve the learning objectives that are embedded in the project. In this PBL project, students design and prepare a…
Descriptors: Accountability, Charter Schools, Educational Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education
Lashway, Larry – 1996
Until very recently, ethical issues were given little attention in administrator-preparation programs. This digest outlines the ethical responsibilities of school leaders and the dilemmas that they face. It offers the following suggestions for resolving ethical dilemmas: (1) Leaders should have and be willing to act on a definite sense of ethical…
Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role, Elementary Secondary Education
Anderson, Mark E. – 1989
Chapter 3 of a revised handbook on school leadership, this chapter discusses the task of training and selecting the school principal--a key person in efforts to achieve educational excellence. Unfortunately, administrator training and selection methods are often ill-suited to developing and employing outstanding leaders. Traditional avenues to the…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Administrator Selection, Aging in Academia, Elementary Secondary Education
Lashway, Larry – 1996
A decade ago, principals were asked to become instructional leaders who exercised firm control by setting goals, maintaining discipline, and evaluating results. Today, they are encouraged to act as facilitative leaders by building teams, creating networks, and "governing from the center." Rapid shifts in administrative philosophy can be…
Descriptors: Administrator Effectiveness, Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role, Educational Administration
Lashway, Larry – 1996
Until very recently, ethical issues were given little attention in administrator-preparation programs. This digest in Spanish outlines the ethical responsibilities of school leaders and the dilemmas that they face. It offers the following suggestions for resolving ethical dilemmas: (1) Leaders should have and be willing to act on a definite sense…
Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role, Elementary Secondary Education
Lashway, Larry – 1997
Today there are dozens of instruments that claim to measure leadership capacities. Although every instrument has limitations and must be used carefully, the tests can be used to identify leadership potential. This digest summarizes the reasons for using formal assessments, the attributes measured by such tests, the ways in which leadership…
Descriptors: Administrator Evaluation, Administrator Qualifications, Administrator Selection, Educational Administration
