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Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Keywords

School administrators--Attitudes; Teacher-administrator relationships; Student-administrator relationships; High schools--Administration;

Abstract

Leadership is a very recognizable characteristic, trait, or process in our society today. We know it when we see it, yet it remains very difficult to define. Leadership can be an organizational function, an individual function, or a process that may take on different characteristics depending on the setting.

There are literally hundreds of philosophies/definitions of leadership, and nearly as many on educational leadership. The goal of this paper is not to give an all encompassing definition or model for effective educational leadership, but rather to simplify the characteristics of an effective secondary principal into four categories: (1) manager, (2) innovator, (3) communicator, and (4) caring, sensitive listener.

Year of Submission

1998

Degree Name

Master of Arts in Education

Department

Educational Leadership, Counseling, and Postsecondary Education

First Advisor

Robert H. Decker

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Date Original

1998

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1 PDF file (21 pages)

Language

en

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