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Ethical leadership and decision making in education : applying theoretical perspectives to complex dilemmas

Demonstrates the application of different ethical paradigms (the ethics of justice, care, critique, and the profession) through discussion and analysis of real-life moral dilemmas that educational leaders face in their schools and communities.
Print Book, English, 2005
Erlbaum, Mahwah, NJ, 2005
XIII, 184 Seiten.
9780805850222, 0805850228
230664698
Contents: Preface. Part I: Practice and Paradigms in the Study of Ethics. Multiple Ethical Paradigms and the Preparation of Educational Leaders in a Diverse and Complex Era. Viewing Ethical Dilemmas Through Multiple Paradigms. Part II: A Multiparadigm Approach to Analyzing Paradoxical Dilemmas. Individual Rights Versus Community Standards. Traditional Curriculum Versus Hidden Curriculum. Personal Codes Versus Professional Codes. The American Melting Pot Versus the Chinese Hot Pot. Religion Versus Culture. Equality Versus Equity. Accountability Versus Responsibility. Part III: Teaching as Scholarly Work. Ethics, Ourselves, and Our Pedagogy.