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Ethics and Politics in School Leadership

Finding Common Ground

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Ethics and Politics in School Leadership

Finding Common Ground

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Description

The authors are national school resource experts and have teamed up to write a comprehensive book on ethics and politics. It covers everything you need to know about ethical leadership and dealing with politics in schools. The book starts with an ethical framework and moves on to politics with unions, administrators, and School Boards with suggested strategies for effective conflict resolution. There are realistic cases in every chapter of the book with the final chapter focused on comprehensive ethical and political cases to test the reader in addressing such issues in the educational or related settings.

Benefits and Features of Book:

A comprehensive book covering all aspects of ethics and school politics. Each chapter objectives are aligned with the ELCC, InTASC, ISLCC, and TLEC standards used for accreditation and alignment in program content.Many federal and various state data sources are included.Each chapter contains a comprehensive case study and exercises for practical application.Provides a blend of academic, theoretical, and practical perspectives in handling and dealing in ethical and political situations.Several handy resources are included in the appendices.

Table of Contents

Foreword
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1 Doing the Right Thing: Ethics and School Leadership
2 The Conflict of Ethics, Politics, and Policies
3 Making Haste Slowly: Politics at the District and Board Level
4 Leading from the Front: Politics in the School Building
5 Who’s In Charge Here? Politics of the Union-Administration Relationship
6 The Art of the Possible: Negotiating and Communicating with People
7 Ethics and Politics Case Studies
Appendix A: Political Activities: What Can’t I Do
Appendix B: Outside Activities
Appendix C: Gifts Between Employees
Appendix D: Standards of Conduct for Educational Leaders
Index
About the Authors

Product details

Published Jan 05 2016
Format Ebook (PDF)
Edition 1st
Extent 192
ISBN 9798881874513
Imprint Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Illustrations 18 b/w illustrations; 8 tables
Series The Concordia University Leadership Series
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

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