Ethical leadership for school administrators and teachers / Joseph P. Hester ; with a foreword by H. Darrell Young.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hester, Joseph P.

Contributor:

James Hosmer Penniman Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Educational leadership--Moral and ethical aspects--United States.

Educational leadership.

Educational leadership--Moral and ethical aspects.

Teachers--Professional ethics.

School administrators--Professional ethics.

School administrators.

United States.

School administrators--Professional ethics--United States.

Teachers--Professional ethics--United States.

Teachers.

Physical Description:

ix, 221 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., 2003.

Summary:

The mission of educational leadership seems to have shifted from cultural growth to standardized testing. The result: a narrow curriculum. This book suggests that the time has come for educational leaders to re-evaluate their mission and redirect their schools to a broader curriculum emphasizing the moral nature of learning. The author also suggests activities that can encourage leaders to change their methods. Leadership requirements, principles, characteristics, skills, climate and performance standards are set out in six chapters, two appendices provide additional information, and a third lists web resources available through the Internet. A glossary, notes, bibliography, and index complete the work.

Contents:

1. Leadership Needs: A Focus on Requirements 15

2. Leadership Principles: A Focus on Foundations 35

3. Leadership Characteristics: A Focus on Character 75

4. Leadership Skills: A Focus on Strategies for Success 100

5. Leadership Climate: A Focus on Growing Leaders 145

6. Leadership Performance: A Focus on Assessment 166

Appendix A. Manifesto: Ethical Leadership for Educators 175

Appendix B. Becoming an Ethical Leader: Tools for Self-Evaluation 178.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-217) and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the James Hosmer Penniman Book Fund.

ISBN:

0786417153

OCLC:

52730314