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What Every Principal Should Know About Ethical and Spiritual Leadership

By: Jeffrey Glanz

Flex some moral muscle to strengthen lifelong learning and achievement!

This third volume of a seven-part leadership series offers practical strategies infused with passionate insights about principals' vital role as ethical and spiritual leaders empowered to boost achievement. Research-based yet inspirational, the guide equips new and veteran administrators with the tools and reflective prompts needed to become esteemed role models. Features include:

Proven best practices for upholding the spiritual and moral dimensions of leadership
Five essential virtues for leading with conviction
Straightforward tactics for resolving real-world ethical dilemmas

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Grade Level: PreK-12
ISBN: 9781412915885
Published By: Corwin
Year: 2005
Page Count: 120
Publication date: October 13, 2005

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Flex some moral muscle to strengthen lifelong learning and achievement!

Values-based leadership has an exponential impact-from the classroom and campus to the community and beyond. By championing solid instruction in ethical problem solving and embodying moral ideals, principals can make a meaningful difference in students' current and future success.

This third volume of a seven-part leadership series offers practical strategies infused with passionate insights about principals' vital role as spiritual leaders empowered to boost achievement. Research-based yet inspirational, What Every Principal Should Know About Ethical and Spiritual Leadership equips new and veteran administrators with the tools and reflective prompts needed to become esteemed role models. Included within are: best practices for upholding the spiritual, ethical, and moral dimensions of leadership; five essential virtues for leading with conviction; and tactics for resolving real-world ethical dilemmas.

By focusing on these often-overlooked aspects of leadership, the author provides an invaluable sounding board for principals to shape their own beliefs-driven decisions and actions. Key concepts are readily accessible through such features as:

"Before We Get Started" questionnaire and response analysis
Case study and accompanying reflective questions
"What You Should Know About" section framing each chapter
Self-assessment resource for determining strengths in ethical and spiritual leadership

Other titles in this leadership series:

What Every Principal Should Know About Leadership
What Every Principal Should Know About Operational Leadership
What Every Principal Should Know About School-Community Leadership
What Every Principal Should Know About Strategic Leadership
What Every Principal Should Know About Collaborative Leadership
What Every Principal Should Know About Instructional Leadership
What Every Principal Should Know About Cultural Leadership

Author(s)

Jeffrey Glanz

Jeffrey Glanz currently serves as a Senior Fellow at the Institute for University-School Partnership, Director of the Masters Program and the Raine and Stanley Silverstein Chair in Professional Ethics and Values at the Azrieli Graduate School of Jewish Education and Administration at Yeshiva University. Prior to coming to YU, Dr. Glanz served as Dean of Graduate Programs and Chair of the Department of Education at Wagner College in Staten Island, New York. He also coordinated the educational leadership program that led to New York State certification as a principal and assistant principal. Prior to arriving at Wagner, he served as executive assistant to the president of Kean University in Union, New Jersey. Dr. Glanz held faculty status as a tenured professor in the Department of Instruction and Educational Leadership at Kean University’s College of Education. He was named Graduate Teacher of the Year in 1999 by the Student Graduate Association and was also that year’s recipient of the Presidential Award for Outstanding Scholarship. He served as a teacher and assistant principal in the New York City public schools. He has conducted numerous workshops and seminars internationally. Dr. Glanz has authored, coauthored, and co-edited 20 books and has many peer-reviewed article publications.

Table of Contents

Dedication

Acknowledgments

About the Author

Questionnaire: Before We Get Started...

1. Introduction

Case Study and Reflective Questions

2. Best Practices in Leading Ethically, With Moral Purpose, and With an Awareness of the Spiritual

Maintaining Assumptions About Ethics

Creating and Sustaining an Ethical Organization

Affirming 3 Qualities for a Moral Life

Following 7 Spiritual Gateways

Becoming a Holistic Educator

Conclusion

3. Leading With Soul and Conviction: Five Essential Virtues for Effective Leadership

Exhibiting Courage

Maintaining Impartiality

Demonstrating Empathy

Judging Ethically

Remaining Humble

Conclusion

4. Approaches to Resolving Ethical Dilemmas

Utilizing the Rest Model

Attending to the Five Principles of Ethics

Raising 12 Questions When Making a Decision

Conclusion

Conclusion: The Moral Imperatives of School Leadership

Resource A. Realities of Ethical and Spiritual Leadership: In-Basket Simulations

Resource B. Assessing Your Role as an Ethical and Spiritual Leader

Resource C. An Annotated Bibliography of Best Resources

References

Index

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