Handbook of Ethical Educational Leadership

The Handbook of Ethical Educational Leadership brings together an array of key authors to provide comprehensive coverage of the field of ethical educational leadership. This important volume describes contemporary educational issues that necessitate the practice of ethical leadership, reviews current theory and research-informed practices, and also explores a coherent framework for how ethical educational leadership can be achieved. With chapters from leading authors and researchers from around the world, each author contributes to a discussion of current thinking and an analysis of the field of ethical educational leadership. Coverage includes professionalism, educational purpose, social justice, multiculturalism, sustainability, empathy and caring, organizational culture, moral development, motivation, integrity, values, and decision-making. Providing practical, philosophical, and experiential insights into the field, The Handbook of Ethical Educational Leadership is an essential resource for the study of ethical leadership.

1. Introduction: Why Ethical Educational Leadership?

PART 1 : Issues and Perspectives

2. The Essence of Professionalism
3. Ethical Leadership: A Critical Transformative Approach
4. The Purpose of Education
5. Socio-Political Awareness
6. Leadership, Sustainability and Ethics
7. Seeking Social Justice
8. Leading with Empathy
9. A Concern for Caring
10. The Prevalence of Silence

PART II : Developing Ethical Educational Leadership

11. An Ethical Leadership Developmental Framework
12. The Interplay of Values
13. The Power of Personal Values
14. Ethical Decision Making
15. Managing Ethical Dilemmas
16. Using Turbulence Theory to Guide Actions
17. Maintaining Moral Integrity
18. An Insight into the Nature of Ethical Motivation
19. De-Constructing Ethical Motivation

PART III : Examples from the Field

20. Holistic and Moral Development of Educational Leaders
21. A Measure of Ethics
22. Ethical Responses to Educational Policies
23. The Ethical Perspectives of Turkish School Leaders
24. Preparation of Integrity
25. Striving for Moral Purpose
26. The Ethical Demands of Multiculturalism
27. Conclusion: If It Isn’t Ethical, It Isn’t Leadership

Christopher M. Branson is Professor of Educational Leadership at the University of Waikato, New Zealand. He is Executive Director of the UCEA Center for the Study of Leadership and Ethics.

Steven Jay Gross is Professor of Educational Administration at Temple University. He is also Founding Director of the New DEEL (Democratic Ethical Educational Leadership) Community Network.