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Grigoropoulos, Jenny E. – International Journal of Progressive Education, 2020
Many definitions and theories of leadership focus on the innate traits that leaders must possess from birth, others on the characteristics acquired throughout adult life and the processes the individual is exposed to. It is also widely believed that leadership is solely exercised at positions of higher authority in institutions and organizations.…
Descriptors: Ethics, Empathy, Altruism, Leadership Role
Wink, John – Solution Tree, 2019
Teachers play a significant role in their students' lives. To support this important work, "A Teacher's Guide to Excellence in Every Classroom" details how K-12 educators can use the Hierarchy of Instructional Excellence and the Student Excellence Support System to maximize their impact and increase student success. Discover how to build…
Descriptors: Teacher Role, Elementary Secondary Education, Educational Quality, Success
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Dobson, Julia; Dobson, Tom – Teacher Development, 2021
This project explores 'meaningful' student voice development in an evaluation of project-based Character lessons taught by teachers and students. In the context of a secondary school in a deprived urban ward, within a Multi-Academy Trust using value-based instruction, this evaluation is grounded in the notion that student empowerment is essential…
Descriptors: Student Empowerment, Student Development, Student Attitudes, Teacher Role
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Coffey, Anne; Lavery, Shane – Improving Schools, 2018
Traditionally, student leadership has been seen as the prerogative of senior students. Very little research has been conducted on how schools nurture and develop leadership skills in students in the middle years of schooling. This article provides an overview of student leadership in six secondary schools with a particular focus on student…
Descriptors: Student Leadership, Principals, Administrator Attitudes, Middle School Students
Rice, Donna – Techniques: Connecting Education and Careers (J1), 2011
Effective leadership begins with the individual. Until a person is self-actualized, external relationships and communications are often unpredictable and potentially flawed. The paradox is that young people need exposure to situations that require them to lead, in order to develop individual skills that will enable them to be successful group and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Leadership Effectiveness, Student Leadership, Leadership Qualities
Meriweather, Suzanne; Karnes, Frances A. – Gifted Child Today (GCT), 1989
A survey of 73 parents, most having gifted children, examined perceptions of the development of leadership abilities. Parents identified: leader characteristics; their children's strongest and weakest areas of leadership skills; methods for encouraging leadership development; school opportunities for leadership experiences; the role of teachers,…
Descriptors: Child Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Gifted, Leadership