Leaders and leadership in rural context

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Leaders and leadership in rural context

Leaders and leadership in rural context 1
Contents
Introduction................................................................................................................................2
Impact of context and relationship on the work of educational leaders and managers in rural
locations.....................................................................................................................................2
Conclusion..................................................................................................................................5
References..................................................................................................................................6

Leaders and leadership in rural context 2
Introduction
The role of leaders has changed in education field nowadays. The employees require
leadership skills and knowledge to overcome the challenges faced by them. It is the act of
leading a group of people. Their role is to help staff in implementing effective teaching
strategies. They are also required to study research-based classroom strategies and discover
instructional methodologies applicable for the schools. The leaders have a role in improving
the learning environment of the school along with the well-functioning of the management. In
order to be managers in the rural locations, a person is required to attain a diploma in rural
management and development. The managers in the rural locations collaborate to provide
experience to the students in order to serve both educational and community development
goals.
I have been working as a Head of Department of Science in a school which is located in the
rural area 70 miles away from the urban area. We face many challenges on the daily basis
such as lack of funds, transport, quality teachers, collaboration, domination of local
community, low enrolments and more. Our school is newly established so the management,
principal, and managers faced problems in the beginning. The leaders were being influenced
due to rurality.
The leadership in rural areas require particular traits. All the top authorities at school were
provided leadership training but all the skills remained far when they started to conduct daily
practices. A leader is an individual whose relations and judgments are accepted by the group.
The leadership is exercised in a situation and directed through the communication process
towards the accomplishment of specific goals. It was experienced that more struggle was
faced in the rural locations because of not understanding local community. The leaders can
bring improvements in the students’ outcome by understanding a locality and their laidback.
It also increases the responsibility of the leaders. The leaders also encourage staff to involve
parents in the school activities of their kids.
Influence of context and relationship on the work of educational leaders and managers
in rural locations
The context and relationship are two words which have great importance as educational
leadership is influenced by both. A leader is already successful who recognizes the need to