Better Schools With a PhD in Educational Leadership
A teaching establishment made up of the best teaching staff and smartest students do not get to where they are without a good leader spearheading the way. To ensure the continual supply of good leadership in the field of education, it is towards the advantage of current and prospective school leaders to obtain a PhD in Educational Leadership. The aim of this doctorate program is to instill leadership skills in the areas of management and administration of a teaching environment.
As teachers have their hands full with teaching and promoting students’ progress, principals need to ensure their school performance is heading towards the achievement of educational objectives. By participating in this PhD program, the candidate is exposed to the workings of a good school, well-oiled and fine-tuned to near perfection. By delving into historical and current statistics, the candidate then understands why his or her school is what it is. Upon knowing what to look for, careful research can then be conducted into areas which are sorely in need of improvement. New areas of potential can also be added to the pipeline as fear of the unknown is countered with strategies and sound plans.
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As teachers step up to the important role of imparting knowledge and molding minds towards greater thoughts, it is a task much harder than most would think. If one thinks that standing in front of a group of students to tell them right from wrong is a walk in the park, he had better reevaluate his thought process.
Educational leadership may be an inborn talent in some educators as some are bound to remember a teacher who made a significant impression in their childhood. By spending extra time and effort for a student, the added attention expended makes a valued contribution towards the child’s future. For those less blessed in this expertise, various courses are available to enlighten them on the intricacies towards achieving the magic formula.
Perhaps an oft neglected component in the makings of a great educator is confidence. However well one does in the grooming and molding of becoming a member of the profession, this quality needs some tender loving care as it is easily crushed. Lack of experience in handling oneself and a situation can turn the best teacher into a shuddering leaf, vowing to never return to the front of a classroom. By promoting a positive outlook to the teaching culture, educational leadership forms the building blocks as amino acids are to protein strands.
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Leadership Development is Coming of Age and Returning to Each and Every Individual
Leadership development can be read in any business, educational or professional organizational journal. Leadership continues to be a popular topic. However, with thousands of articles, hundreds of books, the question for me is “Why?”
With all this information, why are we still not developing the leaders necessary for the 21st century? Maybe, because the focus is on the competencies (knowledge and skills) and fails to acknowledge that each individual brings to the table of life certain key strengths. When a competency-based model for leadership is implemented, this approach ignores the wealth of inherent strengths that reside within each individual and can be developed into incredible leadership skills.
Also, leadership skills are not just relegated to the executive team or upper management, but should cascade down throughout the organization and positively develop each and every stakeholder.
So, then what is the definition of leadership? Peter Drucker has stated that “leadership is all about results.” Drucker’s definition is only part of what leadership means. By achieving results forward progress is made and those involved feel that their efforts have been justified.
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