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a. “Instructional program” b. “Staff personnel”
c. “Student personnel” d. “Financial and physical resources”
e. “School-community relationship” James M. Lipham and James A. Hoeh, The Principal ship, 1974:4-5
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THE FIFTH 5
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MEETING
Main Topic : Educational Leadership
Objective : Students have to possess basic knowledge and gain
understanding on educational leadership Subject matter
: 1.
Definition of Leadership
The term educational leadership consists of two terms, they’re: education which refers to the field and where direct leadership takes place, and also at the
same time explains the features or characteristics that must be possessed by a leader, while the notion of leadership is universal, functional and it’s in
various activities of human life. Therefore, before discussing the specific definition of leadership in relation to education, the notion of universal
leadership must first be understood. So, the following are some of the definitions of leadership.
2. Functions of a leader
The primary function of educational leadership is to act as a group for study on decisions and work, among others:
a. A leader helps to create an atmosphere of brotherhood, cooperation, with complete freedom;
b. A Leader helps to facilitate groups to organise themselves, by stimulating them to participate and providing assistance to groups in determining and
explaining their objectives; c. A leader helps the group to determine working procedures, he assists the
groups to analyze and to determine situation in which the procedures are most effective and practical;
d. A Leader is responsible in making decisions along with the group. A Leader provides opportunity to the groups to learn from experience. A Leader has
the responsibility to train the groups’, create awareness on the process and
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the content of work to be done and dare judge the results fairly and objectively;
e. A Leader is responsible for developing and maintaining the organizations existence.
3. Types of leadership
The concept educational leadership is about the leadership which projects the power in the form of self-direction, attitudes, behavior and nature of leaders
which developed in educational institutions which affect the working conditions, morale of staff members, the nature of human relations among each
other, and affects the quality of work run by an institution. Based on the concepts, traits, attitudes, and the ways leaders tend to perform
and develop the leadership activities in a working environment, educational leadership can be classified into four types, that is: authoritarian type, the
laissez-faire type, democratic type and pseudo-democratic type.
4. Requirements of an educational leader
To become a good and successful education leader there are some requirements which need to be fulfilled, they include; physical, spiritual, good
morals and also proper social-economic conditions. However, in this section, the requirements to be discussed, include: a being simple and keeping a low
profile, b able to help others, c patient and can control your emotions, and d Have good self confidence, e honest, fair and trusted, f a professional on job.
5. Educational Leadership Skills
A leader must have skills. Below are some of the necessary skills to be possessed by an educational leader: a skills to lead, b human relations skills,
c group process skills, d personnel administration skills, f skills to judge.
