EDA650 Ethics and School Leadership
Course Description
Introduces connection between leadership and ethics. Study of traditional ethical frameworks as presented by early Greek writers, past and present philosophers and theologians, non-believers, and leadership scholars. Consideration of long-range implications of leadership activities through case study analysis.
Learning Outcomes
- Analyze the multiple perspectives of ethical behaviors within diverse cultures.
- Evaluate a personal ethical compass in relation to principles of right conduct.
- Create and design possible ways to implement the ethical theories of leadership into the school setting.
- Recognize and generalize from given facts a series of forces that might be encountered which would hinder incorporating ethical leadership into an educational organization.
- Analyze linkages among four other important attributes of ethical leadership qualities: change, research, community and diversity.
- Apply ethical decision-making techniques to real life scenarios from school districts and other educational organizations.
