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60Proceedings of the 27 th MATE Annual Conferenceout about that, and while we are building up our teaching competence, it is vitalthat we use the most important source of creativity, energy, and sustainability:our heart; the software for any development._______________________________1 http://prodigal.typepad.com/prodigal_kiwi/2008/03/parker-palmer-i.html
61Proceedings of the 27 th MATE Annual ConferenceIntroductionThe Requisites of Educational/Academic Leadershipfor Change and DevelopmentMohammed LarouzMoulay Ismail University, MeknesLeadership is a fast expanding and increasingly popular, but a fascinating subjectfor many people. Nowadays, it is taught as an academic discipline at a number ofuniversities worldwide. This widespread fascination with leadership may be dueto its impact on our life. As a result of this expansion, psychologists, decisionmakers, educators, supervisors and numerous others have realized that leadershipplays a crucial importance role in their life and work. Moreover, the idea ofteachers as leaders has been the mainstream in recent educational research,curriculum development and educational evaluation. It should be noted thatleadership was not new as a concept in the field of education though it wasinitially the concern of politicians. The idea of leadership has been borrowedfrom the fields of political science and business wherein it was used as a skill toinfluence their followers and to intervene in many major social problems of theday. Educational leadership generally distinguishes itself through its focus onpedagogy and human development. Indeed, leadership by teachers has receivedindeed more attention over the years than most other disciplines in the socialsciences. But, what is educational/instructional (academic/pedagogic) leadership?What are its characteristics? Why do some educational institutions enjoycontinuing health and growth while others may remain stagnant and ineffective?1. Leadership DefinitionsIt is worth pointing out that many definitions have been assigned to the term‘leadership’, an elusive quality which makes it hard to come up with a singleplausible definition, as Stogdill (1974:259) has stated "there are almost as manydefinitions of leadership as there are persons who have attempted to define theconcept." Understanding leadership involves understanding interactions betweena leader and his or her followers. To achieve effective results, we as teachers andresearchers are required to work together with the same ultimate goal, making theinstitution obtain the desired results. Following this premise, leadership may bedefined as:
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