Educational Leadership Approach

a. Power Influence Approach

According to this approach, it is said that the success of the leader is seen in terms of the source and the occurrence of all authority that is in the leaders, and in a way that leaders use that authority to subordinates. This approach emphasizes the nature of reciprocity, the process of mutual influence, and the importance of exchanging cooperative relationships between leaders with subordinates.

b. The traits approach

This approach emphasizes the quality of leaders. The success of a leader is characterized by extraordinary abilities possessed by leaders such as: tireless or full of energy, sharp intuition, a view to the future that is not narrow, and the ability of confidence that is very interesting.

c. Behavioral approach

The behavioral approach of looking at leadership can be learned from behavior patterns and not their attributes. This study looks at and identifies typical behaviors of leaders in their activities to influence group members or followers. This leader's behavior can be oriented to organizational tasks or to relationships with group members. This approach emphasizes his views on two aspects of leadership behavior, namely: leadership functions and leadership styles.

d. Contingency / situation approach

The contingency approach emphasizes the personal characteristics of leaders and situations, expresses and tries to measure or predict these personal characteristics, and helps leaders with useful behavioral guidelines based on a combination of personality and situational possibilities.