Leading Through the Quagmire

Ethical Foundations, Critical Methods, and Practical Applications for School Leadership

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Leading Through the Quagmire

Ethical Foundations, Critical Methods, and Practical Applications for School Leadership

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School leaders are constantly challenged by diverse students and conflicting interests between faculty and staff. They are often called upon to make sense of ethical quagmires, where rules might conflict with desired outcomes or personal values clash with professional obligations. Negotiating these dilemmas can be challenging, but democratic ethics can offer an effective process to work through them.

Drawing from the writings of John Dewey, Leading Through the Quagmire advocates his notion that democracy is an appropriate response to the multitude of conflicting interests, needs, and values in educational settings. Moreover, Enomoto and Kramer propose an inquiry method to harness democratic ethics for engaging in fair deliberation and conflict resolution. This book provides the foundation for understanding tensions, as well as the methods and applications to navigate through them. Stories and examples are provided to enable readers to understand such terms as utilitarianism, ethical tensions, religious attitudes, and eco-feminism in meaningful ways.

Table of Contents

Part 1 Introduction
Part 2 Part I: Foundations
Chapter 3 Ethical Foundations
Chapter 4 Ethical Tension, Judgment, and Consequences
Chapter 5 Religion and Religious Attitudes
Chapter 6 Feminist Ethics and Beyond
Part 7 Part II: Methods
Chapter 8 John Dewey and Democratic Leadership
Chapter 9 An Inquiry Method for Working Ethical Dilemmas
Part 10 Part III: Applications
Chapter 11 Cases to Consider
Chapter 12 Teaching Ethical Deliberation

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Published Feb 15 2007
Format Hardback
Edition 1st
Extent 176
ISBN 9781578865550
Imprint R&L Education
Dimensions 239 x 161 mm
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

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