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Title The ethical dimensions of school leadership / edited by Paul T. Begley and Olof Johansson
Published Dordrecht ; Boston : Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2003

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Description xviii, 236 pages ; 25cm
Series Studies in educational leadership ; v. 1
Studies in educational leadership ; v. 1
Contents Foreword / Edward Hickcox -- Introduction: new expectations for democratic school leadership in a global community / Paul T. Begley, Olof Johansson -- Explaining the ethical dimensions of school leadership -- In pursuit of authentic school leadership practices / Paul T. Begley -- Democratic leadership theory in late modernity: an oxymoron or ironic possibility? / Robert J. Starratt -- Persistent difficulties with values in educational administration: mapping the terrain / Malcolm J. Richmon -- Reflective practice: picturing ourselves / Cyril P. Coombs -- Concepts of school community and collaboration -- Community, coherence, and inclusiveness / Kenneth A. Strike -- Deconstructing communities: educational leaders and their ethical decision-making processes / Jacqueline A. Stefkovich, Joan Poliner Shapiro -- Let right be done: trying to put ethical standards into practice / Elizabeth Campbell -- Valuing schools as professional communities: assessing the collaborative prescription / Lawrence J. Leonard, Pauline E. Leonard -- Cross-cultural perspectives on educational communities -- Developing cross-cultural perspectives on education and community / Allan D. Walker -- School organizational values: the driving force for effectiveness and change / Isaac A. Friedman -- The relationship of gender and context to leadership in Australian schools / John L. Collard -- School leadership as a democratic arena / Olof Johansson -- Conclusion: tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow: a post-postmodern purview / Christopher Hodgkinson
Summary A broad range of work about valuation processes in educational administration is included in this collection. The focus is on the concepts community & professionalism. The contributions range from Chester Barnard's 'The Functions of the Executive' to works by Herbert Simon, Thomas Greenfield & Paul Begley
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject School administrators -- Professional ethics.
Educational leadership -- Moral and ethical aspects.
Author Johansson, Olof.
Begley, Paul Thomas, 1949-
ebrary, Inc.
LC no. 2003040014
ISBN 1402011598 (alk. paper)
9781402011597 (alk. paper)
1402011601
9781402011603