The purpose of this study was to explore how educational leaders incorporate the ethic of care into their practices. The theoretical perspective was authentic leadership. The research question was: How do authentic leaders working from an ethic of care maintain consistency between their espoused values of developing and maintaining relationships…

Recent studies of school gardens (Simon et al, 2015; Williams and Brown, 2012) and of the National School Lunch Program (Pringle, 2013; Levine, 2008; Ralston et al, 2008) have posed value questions for school leadership and policy, about production and distribution of school food. This review of the new educational studies scholarship on school…

Theory and research on values, ethics and moral decision making in educational leadership has called for ontological and epistemological changes in research and theory building that focus less on perspectives pertaining to logical positivism (naïve realism) and more toward paradigms that are naturalistic, post-positivistic, transactional and…

The purpose of this study was to understand the values reflected in the Chinese Higher Education Act and other related laws. To understand these values, I carefully read and analysed relevant sections on education in the Chinese Constitution. Then I scrutinized the Higher Education Act. I also perused Chinese laws and regulations related to higher…

This study examined the personal guiding values which shaped the ethical framework of 20 educational leaders who pursued their doctoral degrees in educational leadership at a Rocky Mountain university over 10 years. Each student was asked to create and share a personal code of ethics that guides his/her behavior and to discuss the importance of…

Cultural proficiency is defined as the wherewithal to understand and possess the skills and behaviors to relate effectively with individuals from various cultures and backgrounds (Cross, Bazron, Dennis and Isaacs, 1989). A culturally proficient leader values difference and the growth that occurs from increased knowledge about those who are…

Students of color, students with language differences, and students with disabilities tend to get caught up in marginalizing institutional practices that continue uninterrupted in school communities where an anemic sense of membership is informed by technical literacy rather than moral literacy. In these schools, administrators, teachers,…

The demands on the school principal are becoming increasingly complex and challenging because of the principals extensive involvement in the social, technical, and moral dimensions of school life. In order to cope with these demands, the personal qualities of both competence and character are emerging as critical necessities for every principal.…

In this article, the author considers some issues in the educational research community that relate to ethical conduct. The author will not be concerned with surface issues in research ethics, however important, such as whether one has informed consent, but with deeper ways in which educational research can end up reinforcing unethical conduct.…

This study examines the interplay between organizational structure and culture and principals' communication with their teachers in a Swedish school setting. This study was a component of a larger project called "Structure, Culture, Leadership--Prerequisites for Successful Schools?" The data used consisted of interviews and…

Christopher Hodgkinson's four books on the philosophy of administration and leadership present what is probably the most sustained treatment of values in administrative action, theory, and philosophy currently available. Throughout his work, his treatment of the inescapable integration of values with the exercise of power and responsibility speaks…

The pilot study, which is the narrow subject of this article, employed a research-based process for developing and validating a measure of instructional leadership values and beliefs (McHorney, et. al., 2000, 2002). The article describes interviews that were conducted with teachers and school administrators for the purpose of confirming which…

The intent of this article is to explore the nature of reflective practice by comparing and contrasting school principals' perspectives about reflective practice with the portrayals presented in professional literature. Interviews with six principals examined: (1) Their definitions of reflection; (2) What caused them to reflect; (3) When they…

The purpose of this article is to offer a theoretical perspective on ethics and values as a component of professional preparation for school leaders through a review of existing literature. Three themes focus this inquiry: (1) integrating the study of ethics into leadership preparation programs; (2) incorporating ethics into administrative…

In recent years the range of problems and concerns that we categorize under the banner of environmental issues seems to grow in number, magnitude and scale. We have determined that many of humanitarian failures in the developing world have their causes rooted not just in the political or economic systems but also in the need to accommodate the…