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Record Nr.

UNINA9910480377703321

Autore

Pellicer Leonard O.

Titolo

Caring enough to lead : how reflective practice leads to moral leadership / / Leonard O. Pellicer ; foreword by Terrence E. Deal

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Thousand Oaks, California : , : Corwin Press, a SAGE Publications Company, , 2008

©2008

ISBN

1-4522-8076-2

1-4129-5598-X

1-4522-0856-5

Edizione

[Third edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (201 p.)

Disciplina

371.2011

Soggetti

Educational leadership - United States

School management and organization - United States

School principals - United States

School administrators - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Foreword to the Third Edition; Foreword to the Second Edition; Foreword to the First Edition; Preface; Acknowledgments; About the Author; Chapter 1 - It's Better to Know Some of the Questions Than All of the Answers; Chapter 2 - Why Am I Going to Visit Bob?; Chapter 3 - What Is a Leader?; Chapter 4 - Why Should Leaders Care About Caring?; Chapter 5 - What Do I Care About?; Chapter 6 - What Do I Believe About People?; Chapter 7 - Am I Taking Care of My Water Buffalo?; Chapter 8 - What Does It Mean to Be a Teacher?; Chapter 9 - Am I Willing to Share Power?

Chapter 10 - What Does It Mean to Be Responsible?Chapter 11- Why Am I Doing This?; Chapter 12 - Am I Willing to Jump for the Trapeze?; Chapter 13 - Who's the King or Queen of the Jungle?; Chapter 14 - "Honey, Do These Pants Make Me Look Fat?"; Chapter 15 - Can I Care Enough to Do the Little Things?; Chapter 16 - "Can You Just Call Me Willie, Mrs. Peterson?"; Chapter 17 - How Are Schools Transformed?;



Chapter 18 - Why Do I Choose to Lead?; Chapter 19 - What Do Leaders Owe to Those Who Follow?; Chapter 20 - Can I Care Enough to Be My Own Best Friend?

Chapter 21 - Will That Be a Senior Cup of Coffee?Chapter 22 - Your Leadership Becomes You!; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Discover the meaning of caring leadership and bring your school to a new level of excellence!  The author examines what it means to be an effective, caring leader who develops meaningful bonds with staff members to establish common core values. This updated edition of a bestseller demonstrates the relationship between caring leadership and moral and ethical choices and expands on the power of caring leadership to transform schools. This revised edition provides veteran and aspiring leaders with:     Two new chapters on the art of caring leadership    Real-world examples that illustrate what l