1st Edition

Empirical Understanding of School Leaders’ Ethical Judgements Applications of the Ethical Perspectives Instrument

By Ori Eyal, Izhak Berkovich Copyright 2023
180 Pages 2 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

180 Pages 2 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

180 Pages 2 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This volume offers a holistic, empirically grounded examination of the factors which influence educational leaders’ ethical judgments in their day-to-day work in schools. Drawing on a range of quantitative studies, the text utilizes organizational psychology to explore multiple ethical paradigms. It considers social aspects including ethnicity, gender, hegemony-minority relations, and... Read more

Introduction Part I: Leading schools with ethics in mind 1. Juggling judgments: Educational leaders' ethical considerations 2. Leadership styles and pathways toward ethical decision-making Part II: Power, diversity, and ethics in school leadership 3. Diversity and ethical considerations in marginalized societies 4. Principals, gender, and moral reasoning Part III: Developing the ethics of school leaders 5. Can ethics be taught? Ethical instruction of aspiring school leaders 6. Self-concept-based model of ethics training in administration and management programs Conclusion Appendices

Biography

Ori Eyal is Associate Professor in the School of Education, Policy, Administration and Leadership at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel. He is also Chair of the Graduate Division for Policy, Administration and Leadership in Education.

Izhak Berkovich is Associate Professor in the Department of Education and Psychology at the Open University of Israel, Israel.