HMEF 5023

EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP
 TOPIC 1

THE NATURE OF LEADERSHIP

 INTERPRETATION OF LEADERSHIP
- Leads a group
- Group objective are finally realized
- Inspires, influence and motivate
- Make a difference

Leadership is associated with :

-Interpersonal influence
-Communicatiom
-Goal attainment
-Motivation and coordination
-Willing to take blame
 LEADERSHIP ROLES
- Figurehead
- Spokesperson
- Negotiator
- Coach
- Team Builder
- Team Player
- Technical Problem Solver
- Entreprenuer
- Strategic Planner
 TRAITS OF EFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP
- The Communicator
- The Educator
- The Envisioner
- The Facilitator
- The Change Master
- The Culture Builder
- The Activator
- The Producer
- The Character Builder
- The Contributor
CHANGING PERSPECTIVE ON LEADERSHIP

HOW
 CHARISMATIC LEADERSHIP
Charismatic leaders are characterised by
dominance, self-confidence, need to influence and
strong conviction in the moral correctness of their
beliefs.

These charismatic leaders would be able to bring

about positive changes in society to achieve their
visions successfully, if their
policies and visions are based on a sound philosophy
and principles.
 TRANSACTIONAL & TRANSFORMATIONAL
LEADERSHIP
Transactional leaders motivate their followers by
exchanging rewards for the services rendered.

Transformational leadership goes beyond

exchanges and inducements for desired performance and products
or services

Transformational leaders would use other means of motivating their

followers to be self-motivated and empowering themselves to
produce unexpected performance beyond what they themselves
could envisage.
 INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERSHIP
A critical role of a school leader is that of an instructional leader,
although the principal alone is not solely responsible for leadership
of instruction
Teachers deliver classroom instruction as they have the subject
expertise, but it is the principals responsibility to create an
environment and develop a school climate that facilitates quality
instructional programmes conducive to
providing the very best instructional practices.
Thus, the onus falls on the principal to forge a partnership with
teachers with the primary goal of the improvement of teaching and
learning.
 MORAL LEADERSHIP

Transformational leadership would be more potent if it was accompanied by

certain values and beliefs that are used as guiding principles. The other form
of leadership that are based on values and beliefs which complement and
strengthen transformational leadership is termed by Sergiovanni (1991) as
moral leadership.
 TOPIC 2

EFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP
BEHAVIOURS AND ATTITUDES
 TRAIT THEORIES
These early leadership theories were content theories,
focusing on "what" an effective leader is, not on how to
effectively lead.

The trait approach to understanding leadership assumes

that certain physical, social and personal characteristics
are inherent in leaders
 BEHAVIOURAL THEORIES
The behavioural theorists identified determinants of leadership so
that people could be trained to be leaders. They developed
training programmes to change
managers' leadership behaviours and assumed that the best styles
of leadership could be learned
-Theory X and Theory Y
-Ohio State University
-University of Iowa
-Managerial Grid
 THE LEADERSHIP STYLE
Situations Style
Researchers began concentrating on the effects of situational variables on
leadership styles.
Emerging from this new thinking are the contingency models and the Hersey
and Blanchard (1982) situational leadership theory that focus on the
relationship between the leadership style and the readiness of the subordinate
Fiedler (1967) identified three major contextual variables:
(a) Leader position power;
(b) Leader-member relationship; and
(c) Task structure.
SELECTING THE BEST LEADERSHIP STYLE
Selection of the best style in leadership is not an easy task
because different situations and different subordinates need
different styles.

The other more important variable that must be taken into

consideration is the leader personality and inclinations.

If the leader is more comfortable with a style, it would be

difficult for him to change into another personality style
THE ETHICAL PRACTICE OF EDUCATIONAL
LEADERSHIP
Leadership is defined as a process in which the leader influences the others to
reach a common goal. The influence dimension requires the leaders to make
an impact on the lives of those being led. This means leaders carry the ethical
burden and responsibility to be sensitive to how their leadership affects
followers lives.

Ethics and leadership cannot be separated because ethics is embedded in

everything we do, and it is a part of our humanity. Ethics in society enable the
society to regulate activities of individuals and groups to avoid
misunderstandings and conflicts.