Human oriented Leadership

In this issue there are very different contributions: from the communicative skills of leaders in Nigeria, to the perceptions that student-leaders have about themselves in Granada (Spain), or a research done in the United States about principals and second language programs. Coming from Spain, there are also two contributions more: an article on ethic leadership in the field of education, and a book review on courageous leadership, equity and social justice. All these articles show that something is changing in the field of leadership. The notions related to a Great Man have been changed for a new kind of leader and leadership which are more human oriented and caring, more democratic and extended, more concerned with social issues and ethics, more worried about communication and communicating. In all the articles and in the book review, we will see that as we begin the 21st century, there is an increased focus on leadership for social justice and better schools, instead of focusing on the leaders as it was common before.

The fourth article of this volume is written by El Homrani (member of EDO-UGR), Conde Lacárcel and Ávalos Ruiz. This team examines the role and impact of 73 university students that are leaders at the Universidad de Granada. The researchers analyze the main features that characterize these students, specially their ethical commitment. The academics also study the work of these young leaders: using surveys, focus groups and interviews, the authors describe the perceptions, difficulties and responsibilities of the student-leaders and conclude describing ways of improving their work.

IJELM, International Journal of Educational Leadership and Management is an online journal with open Access that belongs to Hipatia Editorial, that present results of rellevant research studies related to educational organization from a interdisciplinary perspective (psychology, pedagogy, history, sociology, politics, economy, law). Each number has an editorial article, four research papers and a book review. The editor's a group member of EDO-UIC.

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