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The Ethics of Educational Leadership
Ronald W. Rebore, St. Louis University

ISBN-10: 0137879202
ISBN-13: 9780137879205

Publisher: Allyn & Bacon
Copyright: 2001
Format: Paper; 290 pp
Published: 06/15/2000

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For courses that focus on administrative ethics for individuals in management positions. This course would commonly be found at the graduate level.

From the author of one of the leading textbooks in human resource administration comes a text that deals with significant ethical issues in building and central office administration. It begins with a treatment of personal ethical development, moves to the practice of educational leadership, continues with the issues of pluralism, and concludes with an ethical orientation self-assessment instrument. The author treats the subject of ethics in educational administration from a practical perspective and organizes the content to address the requirements of ISLLC Standard Five.

  • Writings of major philosophers and important ethical public documents—Used as touchstones upon which ethical analysis is developed.

    • Students are oriented toward consulting authoritative sources (versus using self-defined standards) as they establish their personal code of ethics. Ex.___

  • Case studies.

    • Give students the opportunity to see how theory is put into practice. Ex.___

  • Crosswalk to ISLLC Standard Five sections—Included in every chapter (except the first) and explain how different aspects of the standard is being addressed by the chapter content.

    • The material will help with licensure assessment. Ex.___

  • A greater understanding of issues given to students—By describing other philosophical approaches within each chapter.

    • Future leaders are empowered to make evaluations of other philosophical approaches and are armed with a variety of approaches in dealing with issues involving ethics. Ex.___

  • The book ends with an ethical orientation self-assessment instrument.

    • Allows students to assess their understanding of the material presented as it relates to their personal ethical orientation. Ex.__

PART I. THE ETHICAL ADMINISTRATOR.

1. The Purpose and Structure of the Book.

2. Developing a Personal Approach to Ethics.

Selected Reading: Viktor E. Frankl, Man's Search for Meaning.

Selected Reading: Jean-Paul Sartre, Freedom and Responsibility.

3. The Ethics of Power and Duty in Educational Leadership.

Selected Reading: Immanuel Kant, Grounding for the Metaphysics of Morals.

Selected Reading: Aristotle, Politics.

Selected Reading: Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, Meditations.

Selected Reading: Jürgen Habermas, Discourse Ethics and Duty.

PART II. THE ETHICAL PRACTICE OF EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP.

4. Ethical Considerations in Leadership at the School-District Level.

Selected Reading: Jean-Jacques Rousseau, On the Social Contract.

Selected Reading: John Stuart Mill, Utilitarianism.

5. Ethical Considerations in School-Building Leadership.

Selected Reading: Leviathan.

Selected Reading: Jeremy Bentham, An Introduction to the Principle of Morals and Legislation.

PART III. EQUITY AND EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP.

6. The Issue of Gender and Educational Leadership.

Selected Reading: Edith Stein, Essays on Woman.

Selected Reading: Simone de Beauvoir, The Second Sex.

Selected Reading: Sandra Harding, From Feminist Empiricism to Feminist Standpoint Epistemologies.

Selected Reading: Susan Bordo, The Cartesian Masculinization of Thought.

7. Pluralism, Justice, Discourse Ethics, and Educational Leadership.

Selected Reading: John Rawls, A Theory of Justice.

Selected Reading: Jürgen Habermas, Moral Consciousness and Communicative Action.

Selected Reading: Jürgen Habermas, Justification and Application: Remarks on Discourse Ethics.

Epilogue.

Appendix: Ethical Orientation Self-Test.

Endnotes.

Index.

For Introduction to Educational Administration / Leadership


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