Global Perspective on School Leadership.

摘要: The complexity of educational leadership belies simple models and must be examined holistically historically. Leadership has a setting, historical framework, wholeness meaning, diversity influences. Effective leaders both articulate the values society go beyond them. Most agree leadership: (1) is situational varies with individuals events; (2) emerges from every segment society, no single program produces leaders; (3) involves helping followers attain goals; (4) an ethical dimension; (5) best understood through studying figures. Educational today made more difficult because declining financial support, rising demand for accountability, increasing diversity, policy conflicts, pressure to use technology in face access gaps. require such personal competencies as ability listen, validate information, speak clearly, learn, research, motivate, take risks, establish purpose. Effectiveness requires technical areas professional leadership, information management, development, human resources, organizational systems. Future will emanate knowledge, not position, embrace priorities democratic principles; basic rights; adherence ethics, equity, fairness, justice; knowledge practices; exemplar principle. express idealism practicality, remaining convinced usefulness education. (TEJ) Reproductions supplied by EDRS are that can original document. GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE ON SCHOOL LEADERSHIP