Physical Education A-Level
Democratic leadership
What Democratic leadership means in Physical Education A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Democratic leadership
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Consults the group and shares planning while the leader retains overall responsibility, and can raise ownership, motivation and tactical understanding in experienced performers.
Topics that use Democratic leadership
- Leadership (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Adaptability across performer development and context
- Adaptability and situational leadership
- Alignment of required, actual and preferred leader behaviour
- Autocratic leadership
- Chelladurai’s multi-dimensional model
- Emergent leader
- Empathy, integrity and fairness
- Interactionist theory of leadership
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