Making the Right Choices: Ethical Judgments among Educational Leaders

Autor/inn/en	Eyal, Ori; Berkovich, Izhak; Schwartz, Talya
Titel	Making the Right Choices: Ethical Judgments among Educational Leaders
Quelle	In: Journal of Educational Administration, 49 (2011) 4, S.396-413 (18 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0957-8234
DOI	10.1108/09578231111146470
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Ethics; Values; Justice; Instructional Leadership; Principals; Educational Administration; Problem Solving; Management Development; Models; Decision Making Skills; Measures (Individuals); Test Validity; Israel + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Ethik; Wertbegriff; Gerechtigkeit; Instruction; Leadership; Bildung; Erziehung; Führung; Principal; Schulleiter; Bildungsverwaltung; Schuladministration; Schulverwaltung; Problemlösen; Analogiemodell; Messdaten; Testvalidität
Abstract	Purpose: Scholars have adopted a multiple ethical paradigms approach in an attempt to better understand the bases upon which everyday ethical dilemmas are resolved by educational leaders. The aim of this study is to examine the ethical considerations in ethical judgments of aspiring principals. Design/methodology/approach: To examine the ethical considerations involved in school leadership decision making, a specially designed ethical perspective instrument was developed that draws on the multiple ethical paradigms. This exploratory instrument was pre-tested for validity and reliability among school principals and students of educational administration. The research sample consisted of 52 participants in principal training programs in Israel. Findings: Negative correlations were found between choices reflecting values of fairness and those reflecting utilitarianism and care. In addition, negative correlations were found between choices reflecting values of community and those reflecting care, critique, and profession. Critique turned out to be the value most widely adopted by educational leaders to solve ethical dilemmas, followed by care and profession. Originality/value: The common notion in the literature is that the various ethics complement one another. There is, however, little empirical work on ethical judgments of educational practitioners. The importance of this exploratory research is twofold: first, it examines the extent to which multiple ethical considerations can be taken into account simultaneously; and second, it identifies the prevailing values that come into play most often. (Contains 2 tables and 1 figure.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10