Introduction

History of Leadership Research
Traits Model of Leadership: Leaders versus Followers
Situational Leadership: Impact of the Setting on Leaders
Effective Leaders: Two Dimensions
Contingency Models: More than the Situation
Nonleader Leadership: Many Leaders
Current Leadership Research

Characteristics of Leaders Change
Vision
Believing that Schools are for Student's Learning
Valuing Human Resources Communicator and listener
Proactive
Risk-takers
Summary of Characteristics

Conclusions
Implications for further research

References