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By Mordecai Nisan
The claim that educational identity is an essential characteristic of an educational leader leads us to a unique view of the way to develop educational leadership – a view that emphasizes the development of a considered system of goals, values and self-definition that a person is committed to. This view is not given adequate expression in the field of leadership training; it is eclipsed by a totally opposite view that focuses on providing leaders with the instruments and tools they need. The two views are not mutually exclusive, but they are guided by different answers to the questions of “Who is a good leader?” and “What qualifications are necessary to be a good educational leader?”
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