Leading with soul : examining the praxis of critical servant leadership theory and spiritual leadership for school administrators

This book aims to challenge what we consider to be static and superficial understandings of servant leadership within PreK-12 school communities. We highlight myriad ways servant leadership is misused and misunderstood within educational settings and contend that this misuse has led to a lack of mor...

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Main Authors Vassar, Rema Reynolds (Author), Alston, Judy (Author), Barnett, Clyde, III (Author)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Bingley, U.K. : Emerald Publishing Limited, 2025.
SeriesContemporary perspectives on spirituality in education.
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Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781805925071
DOI10.1108/978-1-80592-505-7
Physical Description1 online resource (176 pages)

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500 |a Includes index. 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references. 
505 |a Chapter 1. Nurturing and leading the soul of teaching for student teachers with servant leadership / Kathleen I. Harris. -- Chapter 2. Taking care of "my babies": Humanity as the core of critical servant leadership / Daniella Molle Celena Tribby, Deonte Iverson, Mark White, and Neven Holland. -- Chapter 3. Spatial-temporal literacy for critical servant leadership: Moral presence and moral perseverance in educational leadership praxis / Charles L. Lowery -- Chapter 4. Spirituality as source of strength and inspiration for superintendents / J. Wilfred Cwikiel and Heather P. Williams -- Chapter 5. A theoretical framework: Examining spiritual leadership through the praxis of educational administration / Effie N. Christie and Maureen V. Himchak -- Chapter 6. Toward liberatory education: An ethical imperative / Rané M. Garcia, Jennifer L. Saylor and Rema Reynolds Vassar -- Chapter 7. Cultivating connections: Promoting servant leadership and spirituality in schools / Yvette C. Latunde 
506 |a Plný text je dostupný pouze z IP adres počítačů Univerzity Tomáše Bati ve Zlíně nebo vzdáleným přístupem pro zaměstnance a studenty 
520 |a This book aims to challenge what we consider to be static and superficial understandings of servant leadership within PreK-12 school communities. We highlight myriad ways servant leadership is misused and misunderstood within educational settings and contend that this misuse has led to a lack of moral leadership grounded in individual and collective conceptualizations of spirituality. Further, there is scant literature addressing both diverse manifestations of and the dearth of spiritual leadership within schools. Recent critical leadership theories have emerged to help leaders reflect on implications related to race and racism, gender (e.g., homophobia), and religion (e.g., Islamophobia). While critical reflections are difficult, they are imperative as, for example, Black boys and girls in special education and remedial courses are over-represented relative to their overall presence in schools. Additionally, Black students, both girls and boys, are disproportionately disciplined when compared to other racial groups, especially white students. With this book, we aim to definitively explore servant leadership toward an ontological understanding and operationalization of critical servant leadership; offering ideal school policy and practice to support it, providing examples of its manifestations within school communities, and articulating a vision for this theory's future. While many theorists acknowledge the necessity of culturally relevant, responsive, and congruent practices, they often proffer specific, discrete strategies and ideas to help facilitate these kinds of leadership. We disagree with offering leaders specific leadership strategies but argue rather that what is missing from what is now popular and mainstream professional development for leaders is the reflexive component that requires leaders to examine their own dispositions, practices, and biases, which ultimately can function as impediments to student learning. Moreover, we argue that most professional development purporting to "train" leaders fails to incorporate critical servant leadership and address the role of spirituality in leading public and charter K-12 schools. 
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