A Decision-Making Model for Promoting Social Justice Through the Ethic of Justice, Ethic of Care, and the Ethic of Grace

Abstract

Principals lead schools and have the autonomy to make the final decision in all matters regarding a safe and orderly environment where all students and staff can experience success. For this to occur, it is critical that the principal utilizes a decision-making model for promoting social justice through the ethic of justice, the ethic of care, and the ethic of grace. To fully understand the enormous responsibility that principals face in making countless decision each day, the complexity of a decision-making model must be framed in a way that addresses the social justice mandate. The mandate is a way of leading by being aware of measures that protect and enhance the right of all students and staff to human dignity. The moral responsibility of educational leaders must be to organize and lead the whole school, with full and equal participation of all groups, in the pursuit and attainment of equity, fairness, safety, and success. The principal must