Spirituality in Educational Leadership

Paul D. Houston - Center for Empowered Leadership
Alan M. Blankstein - Founder, Solution Tree and HOPE Foundation, NYC
Robert W. Cole - Educational Consultant, Edu-Data, Louisville, KY
Spirituality in Educational Leadership
December 2007 | 208 pages | Corwin
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"A useful book for those who want to find balance in their lives and add a dimension of spirituality to their leadership."
—Kenneth Killian, Assistant Professor
Vanguard University of Southern California

"The information is approachable, nonthreatening, and personal. The authors discuss their own past roles as educational leaders, providing instant credibility."
—Jennifer Baadsgaard, Assistant Principal
Roosevelt High School, San Antonio, TX

Revitalize your leadership and help shape a better future for the students you serve!

This fourth volume of The Soul of Educational Leadership series offers key strategies for identifying the moral and ethical dimensions of school leadership practice. With thought-provoking contributions from top leadership figures like Terrence E. Deal, Dawna Markova, and Scott Thompson, this enlightening resource combines research with innovative ideas for practice and emphasizes:

  • Spirituality within a life-sustaining context
  • The role of spirituality in empowering leaders as agents for transformative change
  • A moral obligation to create safe and supportive learning spaces for students

Spirituality in Educational Leadership helps educators align everyday practice with core values in ways that will make a significant difference in their professional and personal lives.

Contents

Acknowledgments

Acknowledgments

About the Editors

About the Editors

About the Contributors

About the Contributors

Introduction

Introduction

1. What’s Spirituality Got to Do With It?

1. What’s Spirituality Got to Do With It?

2. The Spiritual Dimension of Leadership

2. The Spiritual Dimension of Leadership

3. Spiritual Courage: Leading From the Inside Out

3. Spiritual Courage: Leading From the Inside Out

4. Appreciative Inquiry: A Strategy for Reshaping Education That Builds on Strengths and Hopes

4. Appreciative Inquiry: A Strategy for Reshaping Education That Builds on Strengths and Hopes

5. Community in School: The Heart of the Matter

5. Community in School: The Heart of the Matter

6. The Stories of Practicing Superintendents: The Struggle to Make the Right Decisions

6. The Stories of Practicing Superintendents: The Struggle to Make the Right Decisions

7. Personal Growth in the Workplace: Spiritual Practices You Can Use

7. Personal Growth in the Workplace: Spiritual Practices You Can Use

8. Spiritually Oriented Leadership in a Secular Age

8. Spiritually Oriented Leadership in a Secular Age

9. Spiritual Leadership: The Invisible Revolution

9. Spiritual Leadership: The Invisible Revolution

10. Leadership on a Teeter-Totter: Balancing Rationality and Spirituality

10. Leadership on a Teeter-Totter: Balancing Rationality and Spirituality

Index

Index

Description

"A useful book for those who want to find balance in their lives and add a dimension of spirituality to their leadership."
—Kenneth Killian, Assistant Professor
Vanguard University of Southern California

"The information is approachable, nonthreatening, and personal. The authors discuss their own past roles as educational leaders, providing instant credibility."
—Jennifer Baadsgaard, Assistant Principal
Roosevelt High School, San Antonio, TX

Revitalize your leadership and help shape a better future for the students you serve!

This fourth volume of The Soul of Educational Leadership series offers key strategies for identifying the moral and ethical dimensions of school leadership practice. With thought-provoking contributions from top leadership figures like Terrence E. Deal, Dawna Markova, and Scott Thompson, this enlightening resource combines research with innovative ideas for practice and emphasizes:

  • Spirituality within a life-sustaining context
  • The role of spirituality in empowering leaders as agents for transformative change
  • A moral obligation to create safe and supportive learning spaces for students

Spirituality in Educational Leadership helps educators align everyday practice with core values in ways that will make a significant difference in their professional and personal lives.

Contents

Acknowledgments

Acknowledgments

About the Editors

About the Editors

About the Contributors

About the Contributors

Introduction

Introduction

1. What’s Spirituality Got to Do With It?

1. What’s Spirituality Got to Do With It?

2. The Spiritual Dimension of Leadership

2. The Spiritual Dimension of Leadership

3. Spiritual Courage: Leading From the Inside Out

3. Spiritual Courage: Leading From the Inside Out

4. Appreciative Inquiry: A Strategy for Reshaping Education That Builds on Strengths and Hopes

4. Appreciative Inquiry: A Strategy for Reshaping Education That Builds on Strengths and Hopes

5. Community in School: The Heart of the Matter

5. Community in School: The Heart of the Matter

6. The Stories of Practicing Superintendents: The Struggle to Make the Right Decisions

6. The Stories of Practicing Superintendents: The Struggle to Make the Right Decisions

7. Personal Growth in the Workplace: Spiritual Practices You Can Use

7. Personal Growth in the Workplace: Spiritual Practices You Can Use

8. Spiritually Oriented Leadership in a Secular Age

8. Spiritually Oriented Leadership in a Secular Age

9. Spiritual Leadership: The Invisible Revolution

9. Spiritual Leadership: The Invisible Revolution

10. Leadership on a Teeter-Totter: Balancing Rationality and Spirituality

10. Leadership on a Teeter-Totter: Balancing Rationality and Spirituality

Index

Index

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Paul D. Houston , Alan M. Blankstein , Robert W. Cole
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"A useful book for those who want to find balance in their lives and add a dimension of spirituality to their leadership."
—Kenneth Killian, Assistant Professor
Vanguard University of Southern California

"The information is approachable, nonthreatening, and personal. The authors discuss their own past roles as educational leaders, providing instant credibility."
—Jennifer Baadsgaard, Assistant Principal
Roosevelt High School, San Antonio, TX

Revitalize your leadership and help shape a better future for the students you serve!

This fourth volume of The Soul of Educational Leadership series offers key strategies for identifying the moral and ethical dimensions of school leadership practice. With thought-provoking contributions from top leadership figures like Terrence E. Deal, Dawna Markova, and Scott Thompson, this enlightening resource combines research with innovative ideas for practice and emphasizes:

  • Spirituality within a life-sustaining context
  • The role of spirituality in empowering leaders as agents for transformative change
  • A moral obligation to create safe and supportive learning spaces for students

Spirituality in Educational Leadership helps educators align everyday practice with core values in ways that will make a significant difference in their professional and personal lives.


Table Of Contents:

  • Acknowledgments
  • About the Editors
  • About the Contributors
  • Introduction
  • 1. What’s Spirituality Got to Do With It?
  • 2. The Spiritual Dimension of Leadership
  • 3. Spiritual Courage: Leading From the Inside Out
  • 4. Appreciative Inquiry: A Strategy for Reshaping Education That Builds on Strengths and Hopes
  • 5. Community in School: The Heart of the Matter
  • 6. The Stories of Practicing Superintendents: The Struggle to Make the Right Decisions
  • 7. Personal Growth in the Workplace: Spiritual Practices You Can Use
  • 8. Spiritually Oriented Leadership in a Secular Age
  • 9. Spiritual Leadership: The Invisible Revolution
  • 10. Leadership on a Teeter-Totter: Balancing Rationality and Spirituality
  • Index

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Mr Jim Bagniewski, School Of Education, Viterbo University
The course has three concentrations - business, education and non profit - this book is adopted for use as a supplemental text for those in education.
Dr Faith Ngunjiri, Campolo College of Graduate and Professional Studies, Eastern University
"The book addresses a very important topic. There are some powerful teachings in this volume, and it makes an important contribution to the field."
Lila Jacobs, Coordinator, Urban Leadership Program, California State University, Sacramento
"This book will be useful to those who are trying to find a good balance in their lives and add a dimension of spirituality to their leadership."
Kenneth Killian, Assistant Professor, Vanguard University of Southern California
"The authors have made the information approachable, nonthreatening, and personal. They provide information about their own past roles as superintendents, which provides instant credibility."
Jennifer Baadsgaard, Assistant Principal, Roosevelt High School, San Antonio, TX

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