Genuine School Leadership : Experience, Reflection, and Beliefs.

Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- About the Authors -- Chapter 1 - Understanding Experience, Reflection, and Beliefs for Educational Leadership -- Vignette -- The Purpose for Writing This Book -- Chapter Objectives -- The Milieu -- Human Insights -- The Perspective of Inquiry -- The Question of God -- Neuroscience Research -- The Problem of Evil -- Summary -- Illustration: A Case of Personal Belief -- Exercise: Too Religious or Not? -- Chapter 2 - The Personal Context of Experience, Reflection, and Beliefs -- Chapter Objectives -- The Context -- Psychological Foundations -- The Elements of a Personal Spirituality for Educational Leaders -- Summary -- Illustration: A Case of Personal Spirituality -- Exercise: Self-Assessment of Psychological Dimensions -- Chapter 3 - The Nature of Educational Leadership Regarding Experience, Reflection, and Beliefs -- Chapter Objectives -- The Educational Leadership Vocation -- The Learning Community -- The Importance of Research -- Summary -- Illustration: A Case of Vocation and Dispositions -- Exercise: Assessment, Communication, and Reflection -- Chapter 4 - The Practice of Educational Leadership from Experience, Reflection, and Beliefs -- Chapter Objectives -- The Rationale for Spiritual Leadership -- Transcendental Leadership -- Culture -- Summary -- Illustration: A Case of Transcendental Leadership -- Exercise: Cultural Analysis Assessment -- Appendix A: Research in Astronomy, Geology, and Physics -- Appendix B: Psychological, Philosophical, and Religious Approaches to Good and Evil in the Human Condition -- Endnotes -- Bibliography -- Annotated Bibliography -- Index.

This insightful guide explores the influence of values, experience, and beliefs on leadership practices and provides examples and reflective questions for exercising authentic, moral leadership.

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