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Pedagogically rich, demographically inclusive, and culturally sensitive, Ethical Decision Making in School and District Administration exposes educational leaders to an interdisciplinary array of theories from the fields of education, economics, management, and moral philosophy (past and present). Authors Paul A. Wagner and Douglas J. Simpson demonstrate how understanding key concepts can dramatically improve management styles and protocols.

Key Features

Contains numerous case studies that apply the book′s concepts to relevant ethical issues faced by school administrators Reveals possibilities for thinking outside the box in terms of morally informed and effective leadership strategies aimed at securing organizational commitment and shared vision Presents multiple theories of ethics, demonstrating how they inform decision making and culture building in school districts Incorporates a range of in-text learning aids, including figures that clarify and critique ideas, a complete glossary, and end-of-chapter activities and questions

Tabla de contenidos provista por Syndetics

• Preface
• 1 Leaders, Ethics, and Schools: A Search for Clarity
• 2 Moral Theory
• 3 Leadership as Moral Architecture
• 4 Taking on the Big Challenge of School and District Administration
• 5 The Costs and Benefits of Inclusion
• 6 Factors to Consider When Making Judgments About Controversial Issues
• 7 The Pragmatic Value of Justice for All
• 8 The Role of Law in Moral Evaluation
• Appendix A Additional Case Studies in Educational Leadership
• Appendix B American Association of School Administrators Statement of Ethics for Educational Leaders
• Appendix C National Education Association Code of Ethics of the Education Profession
• Appendix D National School Boards Association Code of Ethics for School Board Members
• Glossary
• References
• Index
• About the Authors
• About the Case Study Authors

Notas de autor provistas por Syndetics

Paul A. Wagner, Ph.D., is Director of the Project inProfessional Ethics, University of Houston-Clear Lake and a professor in theeducational leadership program. He has also taught economics for undergraduatesand business management theory and organizational behavior to business graduatestudents at the University of Houston-Victoria. He is a former ExecutiveSecretary of the Philosophy of Education Society, vice-president of theAssociation of Philosophers in Education and served on the national ethicscommittee of the 40,000 member Association of Public Administrators. He was afounding member of the State of Texas'Annual Ethics workshop for senior level officials. He has served as aconsultant to a number of major corporations, universities, medical schools andtechnical schools in the area of strategic planning. He is the author of Understanding Professional Ethics , a PhiDelta Kappan fastback and the author of over 80 articles, book chapters, essayreviews and so on. He has served as an ethics consultant to both LeadershipHouston and the American Leadership Forum.

Douglas J. Simpson, Ph. D., isProfessor and Helen DeVitt Jones Chair in Teacher Education, TexasTechUniversity. He is the author or co-author of numerousarticles, reviews, chapters and books, including John Dewey and the Art of Teaching , The Pedagodfathers: The Lords of Education, Recreating Schools: PlacesWhere Everyone Learns and Likes It, The Teacher as Philosopher, and Educational Reform: A Deweyan Perspective .He has held tenured positions at the Universityof Louisville,Memorial University of Newfoundland, Tennessee State University, and TexasChristianUniversityand taught inthe fields of ethics and teaching, curriculum and instruction, schoolpsychology, and educational theory. He spends time each week at PhyllisWheatleyElementary Schoolwhere he interacts with students about ethical, historical, and geographicalinterests. He is a former president of the American Educational StudiesAssociation and the Society of Professors of Education.