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Dambe, M.; Moorad, F. – South African Journal of Higher Education, 2008
This article argues that there has been a clear shift in leadership approaches from those where the leader is in control and commanding i.e., power-based leadership to one where there is empowerment. Here the power comes from the followers and is shared. Burns concepts of transactional and transformational leadership are used interchangeably with…
Descriptors: Transformational Leadership, Leadership Qualities, Leadership Styles, Participative Decision Making
Chance, Edward W. – 1989
Visionary leadership has emerged as a significant characteristic of high performing school administrators. Vision provides a sense of direction for the school and facilitates accomplishment. Administrators must move from authoritarian and managerial modes of operation to proactive leadership, and maintain a focus on the vision through turmoil and…
Descriptors: Administrative Change, Administrative Principles, Administrator Role, Administrators
Jordan, Helen – 1997
Emerging technologies and unstable financial issues are placing increasing demands on college administrators to provide visionary leadership. While numerous management frameworks have emerged in the past two decades, from Total Quality Management to transformational leadership, leaders should consider the concept of leadership wisdom in guiding…
Descriptors: Administrative Principles, Administrator Role, College Administration, Higher Education
Dagley, Duane H., Ed. – 1988
The following essays on presidential leadership by 12 presidents and former presidents of church-related colleges are presented in five sections: Section 1, The President and Institutional Challenge, contains "A Call for the President as Spiritual Director" (Duane H. Bagley); Section 2, Articulating the Mission, contains "The President and the…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Church Related Colleges, College Administration, College Planning
Kurtz, Robert R. – Child Care Information Exchange, 1991
Presents a conceptualization of leadership styles. Describes the impact of this conceptualization on administrative tasks and functions and its implications for child care directors. (BB)
Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Effectiveness, Administrator Role, Day Care Centers
Bogotch, Ira E. – 2000
Connecting theory and practice to the moral use of power reveals why social justice, as an educational intervention, is relevant in every era. Social justice requires ongoing struggle and cannot be separated from the educational theories and practices of professionals, schools, academic disciplines, and governmental agents. Insights from John…
Descriptors: Administrator Effectiveness, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Justice
Wendel, Frederick C., Ed. – 1992
The implications of reflective practices for educational leadership are examined in this publication, which contains three papers originally presented at the 1990 Convention of the University Council for Educational Administration. Ann Hart, Nancy Sorensen, and Kerri Naylor report on applications of reflective practice to educational…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Curriculum Development, Doctoral Programs, Elementary Secondary Education