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Leadership, Ethics in Education, 2004.
Discusses leadership and ethics in curtailing drugs and violence in school.
6,854 words (approx. 27.4 pages), 30 sources, APA, $ 155.95
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This study explores the issues of leadership and ethical responsibility in the educational field. The paper identifies issues that may arise as a result of the implementation of monitoring programs in schools for drugs, guns, and other teenage problems, and stresses the importance of ethical leadership when those issues do arise. The paper also includes an analysis of leadership styles of teachers and instructors within the educational system and their preference for using methods to control drugs and guns within the school premises. The study includes teachers and educators from all levels of the educational system from grade school to graduate school.
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"There is a constant debate: ?Are leaders born or are leader made?? Leadership skills can be developed?the qualities required in a leader can be learned. Bernard M. Bass states ?Leadership is one of the world?s oldest preoccupations.? (Wren, 1995) When individuals know and understand both their strengths and their weakness, their effectiveness as leaders is greater. The leadership quality most desired is the ability to have a vision and a dream. No leader will have followers if the followers do not believe in the leader?s mission. Strong leaders have a helpful and thoughtful personality. They are also very aware of their own strengths and weakness. The key to success in a career, and consequently in life, is to set attainable goals and work towards attaining these goals. Disciple and dedication is a necessity. A good leader knows how to generate enthusiasm and positive thinking within him or her self and how to broadcast it."
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Educational Leadership and Ethics, 2008.
A review of the importance of ethical principles for a school teacher and a professional educational administration organization.
1,116 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 4 sources, APA, $ 38.95
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This paper briefly discusses a personal and professional structure of professional values and beliefs that are important for being a successful school leader. It looks at the tradition or ethical school from which those values and beliefs spring and discusses the ethical principles of a professional educational administration organization. The paper also discusses how the principles of that organization are comparable to the writer's own values. The paper contains appended original sources.
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"It is often asked of prospective young teachers - or those who wish to school administrators - what their professional values and beliefs are. In my own case, I feel that one's personal and professional values should be one and the same. In other words, a teacher and/or administrator who strives to be honest and compassionate in the classroom and in the school environment should also strive to be honest and compassionate in his or her personal life, as well. With that in mind, I feel the following values and/or beliefs are integral to a person being a good citizen and a good teaching professional: honesty, empathy and conscientiousness, a willingness to consider new ideas and perspectives, a sense of duty, selflessness, and a commitment to excellence. If a member of the professional school community has all of these qualities, he or she will be both a strong person and a professional able to shape primary and secondary school students in positive ways. As a school leader, I want to make my school just the sort of place where the qualities enumerated above can flourish."
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Ethics in Education, 2005.
Explains how to develop an ethical plan to use as an educator.
1,119 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 4 sources, APA, $ 38.95
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Ethical leadership must be effective, efficient and excellent. To achieve these traits, a leader should develop a shared purpose, knowledge, authority and trust in others. This paper explains how good ethics can be applied to school leadership positions. It examines moral codes and state ethic codes, amongst others.
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"An ethical leader establishes high standards and expectations for all employees and students, and models appropriate conduct at all times. They respect individuals and recognize their own strengths and weaknesses. They will demonstrate truth and honor in all their dealings and seek to do no harm to students and staff. An ethical leader will also uphold federal and state standards and guidelines, seeking to promote the welfare of their school. They will always conduct themselves in a mature and professional manner whether in school or outside of it, and they will promote a common vision with a diverse faculty."
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Ethical Leadership, 2006.
Discusses perspectives of leadership and ethics in "Ethics, The Heart of Leadership".
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 1 source, APA, $ 39.95
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This paper discusses different perspectives of leadership and ethics in Ciulla's 2004 book, "Ethics, The Heart of Leadership." The paper examines the key concepts, the scope of issues and the moral relationship between leaders and followers.
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"The first five chapters of Ethics The Heart of Leadership edited by Joanne B Ciulla serve to establish the scope of the issues in two chapters and to consider the moral relationship between leaders and followers the next three chapters ..."
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Higher Education Leadership, 2005.
This paper discusses theories of leadership appropriate for the environment of higher education.
6,295 words (approx. 25.2 pages), 35 sources, APA, $ 146.95
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This paper explains that the widespread retirement of many of today's "Baby Boomer" higher education leaders will hasten the need for a new generation of education leaders and new leadership approaches; thereby, a fresh assessment of higher education leadership roles, styles, approaches, practices and goals is needed. The author points out that contemporary higher education leadership is most often characterized as collaborative rather than unilateral or hierarchical as in corporate leadership. The paper recommends participative, contingency (to an extent) and transformational leadership theories and practices as the best practices for tomorrow's higher education leaders but does not recommend dyadic role making or LMX theory.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Background of the Study
Increases in Female and Minority Higher Education Leaders
The Nature of Higher Education Leadership.
Leadership Theories
Participative Leadership Theory
Dyadic Role-Making Leadership Theory
Contingency Leadership Theory
Charismatic Leadership Theory
Transformational Leadership Theory
Emotional intelligence Leadership Theory
Adult Learning Theories and Practices and Higher Education Leadership (Knowles' "Andragogy" Theory)
Conclusions and Implications for Higher Education Leadership
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"Dyad role-making leadership theory, also known as Leader-Member exchange theory (LMX) "focuses on dyadic relationships, and roles carried out, between leaders and managers." In addition, the theory describes how leaders develop different exchange relationships over time with various subordinates. LMX theory is also called vertical dyad linkage theory, due to its focus on reciprocal influencing processes within vertical "dyads" consisting of an individual with supervising authority over another individual. The "dyads", within this theory, consist of two people (a leader and a subordinate, with the leader (e.g., college president or other high-level administrator) forming a separate "dyad" with each individual subordinate); the "roles" are their agreed-upon interacted relationships and (usually tacit) assumptions about one another and expectations of one another."
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Leadership and Education, 2006.
An in-depth analysis of the effects of leadership and leadership theories on the quality of education.
29,200 words (approx. 116.8 pages), 83 sources, MLA, $ 249.95
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This study examines the effects of leadership and leadership theories on the educational continuum and specifically on the effect it has on the quality of education. The study uses a mixed methodology to investigate various leadership theories and examines their effect on the quality of higher education. The research shows that the delivery of educational leadership services by colleges and universities and the impact of traditional curricula on prospective educators continues to be debated and refined. The impact of additional unfunded mandates from the federal No Child Left Behind Act is profound, with many low-performing schools being threatened with the loss of their funding if they fail to achieve at least minimum academic achievement standards.
Contents:
Chapter 1: Introduction
Background
Statement of the Problem
Purpose of the Study
Significance of the Study
Nature of the Study
Research Questions
Conceptual Framework
Definitions
Assumptions
Scope, Limitations, and Delimitations
Chapter Summary
Chapter 2: Literature Review
Background and Overview
Foundations of Educational Philosophy in the United States
Curricula Reform Initiatives
Leadership Theories
Organizational Behavior in Academic Settings
Leadership in Academic Settings
Chapter Summary
Chapter 3: Methodology
Research Method and Design Appropriateness
Population, Sampling, and Data Collection Procedures and
Rationale
Internal and External Validity
Data Analysis
Organization and Clarity
Chapter Summary
Chapter 4: Data Analysis
Chapter 5: Summary, Conclusions and Recommendations
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"While a wide range of traits have been identified as being associated with different aspects of leadership effectiveness, the specific association between individual traits and effectiveness has frequently been unconvincing (Bass 1985, cited in Fernandez, 2005). Furthermore, the research to date has consistently failed to identify a set of skills and traits that all successful leaders must possess in order to be effective in a given setting (Fernandez, 2005). Likewise, although the importance of effective leadership in educational settings is widely recognized, there remains a lack of consensus on what works best and why; indeed, given the abysmal performance of many of the nation's schools despite repeated efforts at curricula reform and pedagogical alternatives, it would seem that this lack of consensus is based on a paucity of sound models rather than a lack of effort. In this regard, Short and Greer (2002) report that in recent years, there has been a concerted effort to restructure public education. "Site-based management, charter schools, learner- centered communities, and teacher empowerment have been the focus of much of the reform effort," they advise (p. viii). These initiatives have created a concomitant debate concerning what types of educational leaders are needed in this dynamic environment. According to Short and Greer, "Ideas about leadership have expanded as schools attempt to build learning organizations with empowered participants. While much has been written about school restructuring, there is a need for a better understanding about how to build empowering environments in schools based on empirical findings rather than rhetoric or opinion" (2002, p. ix)."
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Leadership in Education, 2005.
Examines the issue of effective leadership within the field of education.
4,135 words (approx. 16.5 pages), 10 sources, APA, $ 110.95
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The qualitative issue addressed by this report is that of educational leadership. Since many descriptions of leadership in this environment are qualitative, and since leadership is something that is rarely statistically or scientifically measured or defined, this is an appropriate issue for consideration. This report identifies the issue of leadership in the educational environment, focusing on effective communication between teachers and administrators, as well as leadership dynamics in
the classroom. The report also assays different qualitative research approaches that can be equated with this issue, focusing on interview and survey methodologies, as well as the possibility of literature review meta-analysis and case study examples.
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"The difference between an educational leader perceiving those under their command as subordinates and followers should be made clear, in terms of adequately identifying and addressing the issue of leadership in this environment. For example, all too often, a leader in the educational setting on the administrative level naturally assumes that just because teachers and other staff members are working under them, they are naturally going to look up to the administrator as a leader. Leadership is important, but it is not automatic. It is also important for individuals within a company/managerial situation to act within a framework of teamwork, communication, and mutual understanding. "The school executive is looking for the best solutions to problems-routine and non-routine. Such solutions will not occur in an organization of interacting
humans unless processes are employed that make appropriate use of the collective intelligence of these humans" (Ubben et. al, 2004, p. 55)."
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Leadership in Education, 2007.
The paper discusses specific standards necessary for educational leadership.
1,422 words (approx. 5.7 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 47.95
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The paper explains that the most important aspect of leadership in the educational area involves the depth of teaching and learning demonstrated by the vision and mission of the school district leader. The paper shows how the school district leader must show knowledge of managing the school organization, operations and resources and must be able to effectively collaborate with families and the community. The paper relates that the school leader has to be prepared to demonstrate integrity and fairness and to resolve ethical issues while being flexible and adapting to an educational curriculum that addresses the needs of the diverse classrooms of today. The paper also discusses how every school should have an internship program for students that demonstrate strong educational leadership qualities.
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Introduction
School District Leader Demonstration of a Teaching and Learning Vision and Culture
School District Leader Demonstrates Management of Operations and Resources
School District Leader Demonstrates Collaboration with Families and Community
School District Leader Demonstrates Integrity, Fairness and Ethics
School District Leader Influence on Political, Social, Economic, Legal and Cultural Levels
School District Internship Provides Opportunities and Conclusion
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"In the past few years, the philosophy of leadership has emerged as an important topic for teachers, educational institutions and students alike. The leadership qualities and responsibilities of school district leaders have undergone dramatic changes in the last decade, reflecting the changes in our culture today. As contemporary society becomes increasingly diverse and complex, so does the process of preparing young people for life as independent thinkers, productive citizens, and future leaders. The changing nature of students, the collegiate experience, learning, teaching, and outcome assessment all have substantive implications for those holding the position of school district leader."
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Leadership in Education, 2004.
Analyzes three approaches to educational leadership.
3,910 words (approx. 15.6 pages), 13 sources, APA, $ 135.95
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This paper analyzes three approaches to leadership in education. The approaches include leadership as a set of acquired disciplines, leadership as a set of strategies, and leadership as reframing. The paper contends that the model of leadership as a set of acquired disciplines is the most appropriate leadership approach for an administrator of an adult-focused education program. The paper analyzes specific characteristics of this style and suggests why they are appropriate for an adult-focused program.
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"This paper examined three theories of educational leadership Kouzes and Posner's model of leadership as a set of acquired disciplines..."
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Leadership in "The Education of Cyrus", 2002.
Examines themes of leadership and greatness in Xenophon's "The Education of Cyrus".
650 words (approx. 2.6 pages), 1 source, $ 26.95
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Answers several questions about the elements of leadership and model behavior in Xenophon's account of Cyrus in his "The Education of Cyrus". Also explains the failure of Cyrus' sons to hold his kingdom together and Cyrus' use of love, generosity and rhetoric to maintain the respect of his soldiers and his people.
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A Philosophical Approach to Education Leadership, 2002.
An examination of many philosophers' opinions on the importance of powerful leaders as educators.
13,305 words (approx. 53.2 pages), 24 sources, MLA, $ 249.95
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The following paper is a literature review which is organized as simply as possible along an organized framework. First is a brief introduction to the present state of debate over educational leadership and its effects on the criteria and methodology used in source selection. The second section deals extensively with an analysis of literature dealing with the philosophy of education. The third section deals directly with the present socio-political state of the crises and the way in which theories of leadership shape the fabric of politics and society. The fourth section deals with the theories of reform which compete for the attention of the leader, and attempts to establish the most useful and important steps which may be taken. It is in this section that the concept of co-regulatory leadership is introduced and found to be superior to all others on not only a philosophical, political, and sociological standpoint, but also in terms of positive results for the school?s academic success and the maintenance of a positive environment. An understanding of the different styles of leadership, the current sociopolitical conflict over schools, and the history of philosophical views on educational leadership is important because they have influenced a current proposal for effective schools.
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"Leadership is undoubtedly the single most important aspect in creating a school environment for success. The quality of leadership in schools has become increasingly important in school reform to improve academic achievement of the students enrolled in school. The school leader (generally the principle) is inevitably held accountable for raising test scores, ensuring quality teacher, and making certain that all children achieve high academic standards. Demands will constantly be made upon his/her person that he/she find a way to ?fix? the problems with the system (such as those mentioned in Chapter 1), and unfortunately, just as often as not the more he/she tries to fix the problem, the worse it becomes, or the more other problems crop up to take its place. Certainly some would suggest that leadership is one of those rare disciplines which is best served when it is least practiced, that is to say, the best leaders are those which do not lead too much, but rather create an environment in which the ?led? may actually learn to find their own way. (Allen, 1992; Beare, 2001; Gatto, 1992; Freire, 2000; Oyler, 1996) Students which are given the freedom to control their own destinies, guide their own education, and create their own environment, schedule, and society have proven time and again to be better adjusted and more learned than their over-dominated peers in leadership-intensive schools. (Freiberg & Rogers, 1994; Taylor, 1993.) It is in hopes of promoting an understanding of this approach, and facilitating leadership (or one might say replacing it) through power-sharing and democratic procedures, that the following literature review focuses so extensively on the philosophical/moral and the actual practicality of a co-regulatory approach."
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Ethical Leadership Plan, 2006.
Presents an ethical leadership plan.
1,840 words (approx. 7.4 pages), 9 sources, APA, $ 63.95
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This paper presents an ethical leadership plan that includes information to increase knowledge of the members regarding the values and ethics that guide the organization, and methods to improve ethical decision-making. The context of the work setting is a university.
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"This paper presents an ethical leadership plan. The context of the work situation is discussed from the student's perspective pointing out the need for the organization and its member ..."
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Ethical Leadership, 2004.
An overview of the concept of ethical leadership as it relates to organizational performance.
2,250 words (approx. 9.0 pages), 4 sources, APA, $ 79.95
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This paper provides a brief overview of the concept of ethical leadership and the reason leaders require followers in order to lead. The paper discusses the belief that a business' success will be realized if the business is built upon an ethical foundation. The paper further discusses the belief that an ethical culture will guide organizations through the difficulties and the decisions they face.
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Ethical Leadership, 2004.
This paper explores the deterioration of corporations due to lapses in ethical leadership.
4,068 words (approx. 16.3 pages), 18 sources, APA, $ 135.95
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This paper discusses that a deterioration and lapses in ethical standards have led to the demise of some corporation. The author uses a table form to explains the findings regarding each corporations. The paper includes the corporation's status at the height of its success, its leadership, types and kinds of lapses and the effects on the corporation.
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"The concept of business ethics is far more complex than it appears at first glance. There are many facets to corporate ethics including the company's obligation to its employees and to its stockholder, workers duties to their employer and the company's duties to regulatory agencies such as the SEC and watchdog agencies including the Occupational Health and Safety Administration, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the Environmental Protection Agency. There are also ethical duties to both related and unrelated third parties. For example, ..."
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Ethical Leadership & the Psychology of Decision-Making, 1996.
Psychology of ethical leadership & decision-making examined. Argues that unethical behavior in organizations is not necessarily driven by profit motives, but psychological factors.
3,375 words (approx. 13.5 pages), 9 sources, $ 119.95
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"Most discussions of ethical conflict within a business organization are dominated by the assumption that executives are constantly faced with a trade off between ethics and profits The discussions almost seem to assume that ethical behavior is unprofitable and that executives will always be torn between doing the ethical thing and the profitable thing.
The focus of this study is quite different. It is the contention here that most unethical behavior in organizations emerges from psychological tendencies. These psychological tendencies influence executive decision making and lead to unethical behavio. The foundation article for this study is an..."
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