Synopses & Reviews
I especially like the sections that address the educational leader as one who has a calling to serve. This is the first and only text that has adequately addressed why educational leaders do what they do -Jill Gildea, SuperintendentHarrison Elementary School District #36, IL
Transform your leadership practice by incorporating values, ideals, and ethics
How can an educational leader practice moral leadership and successfully engage teachers, students, and the surrounding community? In Genuine School Leadership, the authors explore the influence of personal values, experience, and beliefs on a leader's effectiveness. The book analyzes the scientific and sociological foundations of morality, examines current research on ethics, and explains how values develop within the context of educational leadership. With numerous examples, case studies, and exercises, this resource demonstrates how leaders can: Analyze their leadership style through reflective practiceUse personal values to support authentic, moral leadership Evaluate decisions based on the ethical norms of the surrounding communityEngage educators, students, and community members in developing a collective morality Nurture schools and districts as values-based learning communities
This insightful resource provides all educators and school leaders with the necessary tools to develop a positive ethical and spiritual basis for their leadership practice and school culture.
Synopsis
There is a form of spirituality inherent in leading school districts and schools. That spirituality is embedded in human engagement and in the mission of formal education-helping students develop their potentiality to the fullest extent possible. Within this process of leading, superintendents, principals, and other administrators encounter this same transforming opportunity. This book explores the spiritual basis of educational leadership. Organized in three parts, the author answers the following questions: What does it mean to be a spiritual education leader? How should spiritual education leaders engage others? How should spiritual educational leaders organize their schools and school districts?The author offers a framework for readers to analyze their own leadership styles through reflective practice and provides different lenses through which to observe, articulate, and improve the values-based underpinnings of their individual work.
Synopsis
This insightful guide explores the influence of values, experience, and beliefs on leadership practices and provides examples and reflective questionsfor exercising authentic, moral leadership.