School Leadership and Management

Abstract

Context: School performance, teachers' performance, students' achievement and their behavioral pattern at school are influenced, among other things, by the school principal (leader). The leader takes you safely to his own personal values, he conveys an important message as to how deal with people and as to how schools should operate on a daily basis. Research questions to be raised: What are the main concepts of leadership, management styles and those of school principals? What is the importance of school leadership? What are the key styles that can be employed by the schoool principals? The aim of the research is to examine closely and review the national and international literature revolving around school leadership concepts as well as the role played in the students and teachers' performance and in general that of the entire school; the study also aims to define precisely the tasks and roles, to study school management styles and their combination in its management.This study is primarily a qualitative research study which utilizes a deductive method in drawing conclusions. The findings are summed up as follows a) leadership is perceived as the very "art" of transformation of the institution with the view of improving it b) The manager organizes his own activities in order to perform tasks successfully, the leader organizes his own activities in order to carry out the required tasks. c) The four basic styles as ranked by Hersey dhe Blanchard are available to leaders, but they should be used appropriately depending on the situation. Recommendations: a) Professional development of leaders in terms of his own roles b) managerial and leadership skills are to be used for the school effectiveness c) teachers should be informed that the leader (principal) needs to adapt his leadership style according both to the situation and the capacity of teachers for this situation in question .