Genuine School Leadership

Experience, Reflection, and Beliefs
Ronald W. Rebore - St. Louis University, USA
Angela L. E. Walmsley - St. Louis University, USA
Genuine School Leadership
June 2008 | 160 pages | Corwin
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"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, Superintendent
Harrison 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 practice
  • Use personal values to support authentic, moral leadership
  • Evaluate decisions based on the ethical norms of the surrounding community
  • Engage 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.

Contents

Preface

Preface

Acknowledgments

Acknowledgments

About the Authors

  • 1. Understanding Spirituality for Educational Leadership
  • Vignette
  • The Purpose for Writing This Book
  • Chapter Objectives
  • The Milieu
  • Human Insights and Spirituality
  • The Perspective of Inquiry
  • The Question of God in Spirituality
  • Neuroscience Research and Spirituality
  • The Problem of Evil and Spirituality
  • Summary
  • Illustration: A Case of Personal Belief
  • Exercise: Too Religious or Not?
  • 2. The Personal Context of Human Spirituality
  • Chapter Objectives
  • The Context
  • The Psychological Foundations of Spirituality
  • The Elements of a Personal Spirituality for Educational Leaders
  • Summary
  • Illustration: A Case of Personal Spirituality
  • Exercise: Self-Assessment of Psychological Dimensions
  • 3. The Nature of Educational Leadership Spirituality
  • Chapter Objectives
  • The Educational Leadership Vocation
  • The Learning Community as a Conduit to Spiritual Leadership
  • Research as a Form of Spiritual Leadership
  • Summary
  • Illustration: A Case of Vocation and Dispositions
  • Exercise: Assessment, Communication, and Reflection
  • 4. The Practice of Educational Leadership From a Spiritual Base
  • Chapter Objectives
  • The Rationale for Spiritual Leadership
  • The Spiritual Dimensions of Transcendental Leadership
  • Culture
  • Summary
  • Illustration: A Case of Leadership Spirituality
  • Exercise: Cultural Analysis Assessment

Appendix A: Research in Astronomy, Geology, and Physic and Human Spirituality

Appendix A: Research in Astronomy, Geology, and Physic and Human Spirituality

Appendix B: Psychological, Philosophical, and Religious Approaches to Good and Evil in the Human Condition

Appendix B: Psychological, Philosophical, and Religious Approaches to Good and Evil in the Human Condition

Endnotes

Endnotes

Bibliography

Bibliography

Annotated Bibliography

Annotated Bibliography

Index

Index

Additional materials

Description

"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, Superintendent
Harrison 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 practice
  • Use personal values to support authentic, moral leadership
  • Evaluate decisions based on the ethical norms of the surrounding community
  • Engage 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.

Contents

Preface

Preface

Acknowledgments

Acknowledgments

About the Authors

  • 1. Understanding Spirituality for Educational Leadership
  • Vignette
  • The Purpose for Writing This Book
  • Chapter Objectives
  • The Milieu
  • Human Insights and Spirituality
  • The Perspective of Inquiry
  • The Question of God in Spirituality
  • Neuroscience Research and Spirituality
  • The Problem of Evil and Spirituality
  • Summary
  • Illustration: A Case of Personal Belief
  • Exercise: Too Religious or Not?
  • 2. The Personal Context of Human Spirituality
  • Chapter Objectives
  • The Context
  • The Psychological Foundations of Spirituality
  • The Elements of a Personal Spirituality for Educational Leaders
  • Summary
  • Illustration: A Case of Personal Spirituality
  • Exercise: Self-Assessment of Psychological Dimensions
  • 3. The Nature of Educational Leadership Spirituality
  • Chapter Objectives
  • The Educational Leadership Vocation
  • The Learning Community as a Conduit to Spiritual Leadership
  • Research as a Form of Spiritual Leadership
  • Summary
  • Illustration: A Case of Vocation and Dispositions
  • Exercise: Assessment, Communication, and Reflection
  • 4. The Practice of Educational Leadership From a Spiritual Base
  • Chapter Objectives
  • The Rationale for Spiritual Leadership
  • The Spiritual Dimensions of Transcendental Leadership
  • Culture
  • Summary
  • Illustration: A Case of Leadership Spirituality
  • Exercise: Cultural Analysis Assessment

Appendix A: Research in Astronomy, Geology, and Physic and Human Spirituality

Appendix A: Research in Astronomy, Geology, and Physic and Human Spirituality

Appendix B: Psychological, Philosophical, and Religious Approaches to Good and Evil in the Human Condition

Appendix B: Psychological, Philosophical, and Religious Approaches to Good and Evil in the Human Condition

Endnotes

Endnotes

Bibliography

Bibliography

Annotated Bibliography

Annotated Bibliography

Index

Index

Additional materials

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Experience, Reflection, and Beliefs

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"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, Superintendent
Harrison 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 practice
  • Use personal values to support authentic, moral leadership
  • Evaluate decisions based on the ethical norms of the surrounding community
  • Engage 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.


Table Of Contents:

  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • About the Authors
  • 1. Understanding Spirituality for Educational Leadership
  • Vignette
  • The Purpose for Writing This Book
  • Chapter Objectives
  • The Milieu
  • Human Insights and Spirituality
  • The Perspective of Inquiry
  • The Question of God in Spirituality
  • Neuroscience Research and Spirituality
  • The Problem of Evil and Spirituality
  • Summary
  • Illustration: A Case of Personal Belief
  • Exercise: Too Religious or Not?
  • 2. The Personal Context of Human Spirituality
  • Chapter Objectives
  • The Context
  • The Psychological Foundations of Spirituality
  • The Elements of a Personal Spirituality for Educational Leaders
  • Summary
  • Illustration: A Case of Personal Spirituality
  • Exercise: Self-Assessment of Psychological Dimensions
  • 3. The Nature of Educational Leadership Spirituality
  • Chapter Objectives
  • The Educational Leadership Vocation
  • The Learning Community as a Conduit to Spiritual Leadership
  • Research as a Form of Spiritual Leadership
  • Summary
  • Illustration: A Case of Vocation and Dispositions
  • Exercise: Assessment, Communication, and Reflection
  • 4. The Practice of Educational Leadership From a Spiritual Base
  • Chapter Objectives
  • The Rationale for Spiritual Leadership
  • The Spiritual Dimensions of Transcendental Leadership
  • Culture
  • Summary
  • Illustration: A Case of Leadership Spirituality
  • Exercise: Cultural Analysis Assessment
  • Appendix A: Research in Astronomy, Geology, and Physic and Human Spirituality
  • Appendix B: Psychological, Philosophical, and Religious Approaches to Good and Evil in the Human Condition
  • Endnotes
  • Bibliography
  • Annotated Bibliography
  • Index

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Mr Jim Bagniewski, School Of Education, Viterbo University
“Of the numerous education-related publications that I have read over the past 30 years, this is by far one of the most interesting and thought provoking. This book is a contribution to the field, especially for practicing, experienced school principals and superintendents who believe in faith regardless of one's particular denomination.”
Kenneth Arndt, Superintendent, Community Unit School District #300, IL
"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, Superintendent, Harrison Elementary School District #36, IL
"A wonderful tool for educational leaders in strengthening the skills needed to survive. More important, the book helps to cultivate leaders' learning communities and develop an understanding at different levels of what it takes to elevate and create schools that are effective in meeting the needs of all who comprise that community."
Gerard Dery, Principal, Nessacus Regional Middle School, Dalton, MA

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