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What Every Principal Should Know about Ethical and Spiritual Leadership » (1st Edition)

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Authors: Jeffrey G. Glanz
ISBN-13: 9781412915885, ISBN-10: 1412915880
Format: Paperback
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Date Published: February 2006
Edition: 1st Edition

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Author Biography: Jeffrey G. Glanz

Jeffrey Glanz currently holds the Raine and Stanley Silverstein Chair in Professional Ethics and Values in the Azrieli Graduate School of Jewish Education at Yeshiva University in New York City. Glanz was dean of Graduate Studies and chair of the Education Department at Wagner College in New York City. Prior to that he was executive assistant to the president at Kean University and was named Graduate Teacher of the Year in 1999 by the Student Graduate Association. He was also the recipient of the Presidential Award for Outstanding Scholarship in the same year. Glanz has authored, coauthored, edited, and coedited twenty volumes on various educational topics, including the 7-book What Every Principal Should Know about Leadership series with Corwin. He is a national speaker on topics including supervision, leadership, and self-improvement strategies for educators.

Book Synopsis

Boost lifelong achievement with these practical strategies and passionate insights that enrich your vital role as a moral leader.

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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