The Ethical Dimensions of School Leadership

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Begley, Paul T. (Editor), Johansson, Olof. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2003.
• Series: Studies in Educational Leadership ; 1
• Subjects: Education.; School management and organization.; School administration.; Education, general.; Administration, Organization and Leadership.
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Among the many significant features of this volume is the dedication to the late Don Willower, Professor of Education at Pennsylvania State University. It is significant in light of WillowerỚ"s long record of major contributions to the empirical literature in Educational Administration and hi...

Table of Contents:

• In Pursuit of Authentic School Leadership Practices
• Democratic Leadership Theory in Late Modernity: An Oxymoron or Ironic Possibility?
• Persistent Difficulties with Values in Educational Administration: Mapping the Terrain
• Reflective Practice: Picturing Ourselves
• Community, Coherence, and Inclusiveness
• Deconstructing Communities: Educational Leaders and Their Ethical Decision-Making Processes
• Let Right be Done: Trying to Put Ethical Standards into Practice
• Valuing Schools as Professional Communities: Assessing the Collaborative Prescription
• Developing Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Education and Community
• School Organizational Values: The Driving Force for Effectiveness and Change
• The Relationship of Gender and Context to Leadership in Australian Schools
• School Leadership as a Democratic Arena
• Conclusion: Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow: A Post-Postmodern Purview.