The Qualities of Leadership required in Distance Education

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Polu SATYANARAYANA
Emmanuel D.K. MEDURI

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The managerial functions of leadership differ according to the particular settings and situations. Leadership in distance education is variously different from leadership in traditional education. Creating and conveying technological vision powerful enough to displace traditional educational models is one of the most challenging aspects of leadership in distance education. This paper looks at the role of leadership in distance education and finds that being a specialist is not a prerequisite for being a successful leader. Rather, the qualities of leadership are the personal attitudes and behaviours which create and advance the conditions for innovations and their operationalisation. Moreover no specific best leadership style or set of attitudes and behaviours has yet been found in distance education.

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SATYANARAYANA, P., & MEDURI, E. D. (2007). The Qualities of Leadership required in Distance Education. Asian Journal of Distance Education, 5(1), 4-7. Retrieved from http://www.asianjde.com/ojs/index.php/AsianJDE/article/view/72
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Vol. 5 No. 1 (2007): Asian Journal of Distance Education
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