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Dr M Manjunath Shettigar
A. Definition of
Educational
Leadership
B. Philosophy of
Leadership in
Education
C. Principles of
What Is
Educationa
l
Leadership
Educational Leadership
is a term applied
to school
administrations
that strive to
create positive
change in
Philosophy of Leadership in
Education
Why is a Philosophy of Leadership Important?
Vision
Values
Leader Development
Managing Change
Anyone who has ever
tried to initiate
organizational change has
probably heard, "We tried
that and it didnt work" or
"We have always done it
this way." Change is not
always easy for an
Diversity
One area of leadership
philosophy often overlooked
is the strength of leveraging
diversity in our
organizations. Men and
women, of various ethnic,
racial, religious
backgrounds and
Maintain a Sense of
Humor
Although having a sense
of humor is not a theme in
everyones philosophy of
leadership, I believe it is
important and extremely
healthy for a positive
command climate. You have
to know how to laugh,
Principles of Leadership
1. Know yourself and seek
self-improvement.
2. Be technically
proficient.
3. Seek responsibility and
take responsibility for
your actions.
7. Keep your
people informed.
8. Develop a sense
of accountability,
ownership and
responsibility in
your people.
Functions of Leadership
Educational leaders work to
improve educational programming.
They hire and manage teachers
and staff, prepare budgets, set
curriculum standards and set
school-wide policy. They might
work on team building efforts or
restructure the organization to
affect necessary change.
top co-ordinator of
the group activities
and overseer of the
execution of
policies.
deciding the
ways and menas by
which the group
achieves its ends.
This may involve
both short-term
the
establishment
of group goals
and policies.
the official
spokesperson for the
group, the
representative of the
group and the
determines
specific aspects
of the group
structure.
The leader as
arbitrator and
meditator
controls
interpersonal
conflict within
the group.
a model of
behaviour for
members of the
group, setting an
example of what
relieves the
inividual member
of the group from
the necessity of,
and responsibility
serving as the
source of beliefs,
values and standards
of behaviour for
individual members
of the group.
serving as the
focus for the
positive emotional
feelings of
individual members
and the object for
serving as a
target for
agression and
hostility of the
group, accepting