One view of leadership that explains a leader as the person at the top of a hierarchical structure or the person in charge.

One view of leadership that explains a leader as someone who can inspire others to work together towards a goal, through logical argument or commands.

One view of leadership that explains a leader as someone who possesses a variety of personality traits that make him or her attractive to others.

A measurement of leadership abilities and aptitude developed by Karnes and Chauvin.

Group learning activities in which let students delve into real-life issues by developing a system of rules or a system for maintaining rules. Examples include launching imaginary banks or stores.

Group efforts which students take on to improve neighborhood conditions or solve issues while getting valuable leadership experience.

Activities in which students take an active leadership role in school improvement projects and decision-making such as monitoring student behavior or solving problems in curriculum selection, classroom rules, safety, or sanitation.

The tutoring of classmates or younger student by gifted students. A leadership activity.

Jobs within the classroom which are undertaken by students and in which they are responsible for monitoring the behavior of classmates or performing other jobs. Leadership activities for students.

A theory of leadership that defines its components skills as vision, courage, absorption and talent recognition. This theory was developed by Sisk.