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McBath, Gabrielle L. – Journal on Educational Psychology, 2018
Morality and ethics are two instrumental facets within academia. Often however, with increasing federal, state, and local mandates, educational administration loses sight of these two criteria (Kowalski, 2008). Greenleaf (2010/1977), countering this dilemma, established a visionary leadership-style known as Servant-Leadership, wherein the leader…
Descriptors: Educational Theories, Leadership Styles, Comparative Analysis, Models
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Lesourd, Sandra J.; And Others – Journal of School Leadership, 1992
Formulates descriptive research findings into a utilitarian tool for principal leadership development programs. An instrument measuring attitude toward a (visionary) leadership ideal was developed, administered, and analyzed. Previous research findings were summarized. Results showed that the instrument would help assess individual acceptance of…
Descriptors: Administrator Effectiveness, Effective Schools Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Leadership Styles
Starr, Joshua P. – Phi Delta Kappan, 2018
Phi Delta Kappa's CEO, Joshua Starr, points out that while school boards may tell their newly hired superintendents to be bold, visionary leaders, the job tends to include built-in incentives -- such as a pension system that rewards longevity -- to play it safe. If district leaders aim to challenge longstanding patterns of inequity in their local…
Descriptors: Leadership Styles, Administrator Role, Superintendents, School Districts
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Bredeson, Paul V. – Journal of School Leadership, 1996
Presents findings of a survey examining superintendents' work in curriculum development and instructional leadership. Respondents described their curriculum-development role as primarily grounded in facilitation, support, and delegation of work to others. Superintendents performed four major instructional leadership roles as visionaries,…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Leadership
Neck, Christopher; Manz, Charles C.; Manz, Karen P. – Thrust for Educational Leadership, 1998
Although educational teams can help reduce teachers' feelings of isolation and enhance instruction, ineffective leadership often dooms their efforts. This article describes four team leadership approaches: "strong-man,""transactor,""visionary hero," and "SuperLeadership." The last is superior, since it…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Group Dynamics, Leadership Styles, Teacher Behavior
Pashiardis, Petros; Kafa, Antonios; Marmara, Christiana – International Journal of Educational Management, 2012
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to provide an insight into successful secondary school principals in Cyprus, focusing on identifying their actions and behaviours through the adoption of a systemic view of the quality of leadership in school organizations from multiple stakeholders (i.e. self, parents, students and teachers).…
Descriptors: Stakeholders, Leadership Effectiveness, Foreign Countries, Principals
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Madsen, Jean – Journal of School Leadership, 1997
Summarizes a study that examined principals' leadership in three private schools and its implications for decentralized public schools. With the increase of charter and privatized managed schools, principals will need to redefine their leadership styles. Private schools, as decentralized entities, offer useful perspectives on developing school…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Charter Schools, Decentralization, Elementary Education