Principals’ moral agency and ethical decision-making: Towards transformational ethics

Cherkowski, Sabre; Walker, Keith; Kutsyuruba, Benjamin

doi:10.22230/ijepl.2015v10n5a572

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“…Transformational leadership has further been linked with the elements of morals and ethics (Cherkowski, Walker, & Kutsyuruba, 2015). In a study of school principals, Sagnak (2010) found that transformational leadership was a significant predictor of ethical school climate.…”

Section: Literature Review Transformational Leadershipmentioning

confidence: 99%

Transformational Leadership: Perceptions of Building-Level Leaders

Metz

Piro

Nitowski

et al. 2019

Journal of School Leadership

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This research explored the transformational leadership traits of principal participants in the Northeast of the United States. The mixed methods case study utilized two data sources: The Leadership Practices Inventory (LPI; n = 110) and individual interviews ( n = 28). Descriptive statistical data analyses highlighted the five pillars of transformative leadership and suggested that the human component of leadership was essential to participant perceptions. Three finding statements emerged from the qualitative data analysis. First, participant principals believed themselves to be transformational leaders. Second, participants considered change to be a central tenet to their understanding of transformational leadership. Finally, the intangible, human elements of leadership were fundamental to participants’ perceptions of transformational leadership. Implications and recommendations are discussed.

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Section: Literature Review Transformational Leadershipmentioning

confidence: 99%

Transformational Leadership: Perceptions of Building-Level Leaders

Metz

Piro

Nitowski

et al. 2019

Journal of School Leadership

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“…This finding is vital as McCabe (2013) states ethical relationship requires trust and integrity. Using an ethical leadership and decision-making approach helps administrators creating an ethical environment at school (Cherkowski, Walker, & Kutsyuruba, 2015;Gardiner & Tenuto, 2015).…”

Section: Resultsmentioning

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Ethical Leadership Behaviours of School Administrators from Teachers’ Point of View

Özan

Özdemir

Yirci

2017

FdE

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The main objective of this study is to determine the degree of ethical leadership behaviours of school administrators according to teachers' opinions. As a quantitative research, this study was carried out in the academic year of 2010-2011 with 371 teachers who were employed in elementary schools. Ethical Leadership Questionnaire developed by Langlois (2007) has been used in the research. Findings of study reveal that as the year of seniority increases, more teachers think that administrators act within the ethical standards. Teachers' opinions about school administrators' ethical leadership behaviours do not differentiate according to the teachers' gender variable. However; in terms of branch variable, a significant difference is observed in teachers' opinions about their school administrators' ethical leadership behaviours when they faced with an ethical problem. Class teachers' opinions are more positive than branch teachers' opinions regarding school administrators' ethical leadership behaviours. Results indicate that teachers think that their school administrators often faced with an ethical dilemma while deciding upon personnel issues. This study concludes that establishing written ethical codes for school administrators may help them to make decisions with integrity, fairness, and in a more ethical manner especially about personnel issues.

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“…First, ethics of justice that covers the oldest philosophical theories focuses on rights, law, and democracy, and concepts such as equality, fairness, and freedom (Cherkowski et al, 2015; Shapiro & Stefkovich, 2016). According to Starratt (1994), the ethics of justice is rooted in two philosophical traditions: principled ethics and consequential ethics.…”

Section: Teaching Notesmentioning

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Who Should Get “Ineffective”? A Principal’s Ethical Dilemmas on Teacher Evaluation

Kim

Lowery

2020

Journal of Cases in Educational Leadership

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School principals play a critical role in evaluating teachers and providing feedback, but high-stakes evaluation policies at the local and state levels can create ethical dilemmas for principals. In this case, an underresourced rural school principal has to report a certain number of “ineffective” teachers to meet a requirement from the district teacher evaluation, even though the principal does not think any teacher in his school deserves to receive an “ineffective” rating. This study can be used to help students unpack issues of dilemmas coming from consequential accountability policies that overlook the relational ethos of educators and leaders in school practice.

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Principals’ moral agency and ethical decision-making: Towards transformational ethics

Cited by 33 publications

References 13 publications

Transformational Leadership: Perceptions of Building-Level Leaders

Transformational Leadership: Perceptions of Building-Level Leaders

Ethical Leadership Behaviours of School Administrators from Teachers’ Point of View

Who Should Get “Ineffective”? A Principal’s Ethical Dilemmas on Teacher Evaluation

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