Educational leadership development and teaching competency

Abstract

In the present scenario, the role of teacher has been changing due to the pressure of social and economic changes. The expected role of the teacher has assumed new dimensions and the society expects his leadership in the task of making education an effectual instrument in the process of nation building. Competency based instruction is an effective means of accelerating change in education. It is the duty of the competent teacher to give leadership quality as a bonus skill to the students who is a leader of tomorrow’s nation. Competent teachers must have the knowledge of the basic theories of leadership and ability to turn an individual as a leader. To be an effective and competent teacher, one must update one’s knowledge and skill in one’s field. Students imitate their parents, dear ones and teachers. So, teacher must be a good leader and must have enough competent to make them leaders of nation. In this article the researcher wishes to discuss about the educational leadership development and teaching competency of teachers in the education field.