Educational Leadership and Moral Literacy

Patrick M. Jenlink is Professor of doctoral studies in the Department of Secondary Education and Educational Leadership and is Director of the Educational Research Center at Stephen F. Austin State University. His scholarly interests are focused on moral literacy and leadership.

Educational Leadership and Moral Literacy situates the reader in a conversation that examines the meaning and nature of moral leadership through the lens of moral literacy and the dispositional aims of moral leadership in educational settings.

Preface Introduction: Leadership, Morality, and Moral Leadership in Today's Schools Patrick M. Jenlink Section I: Moral Leadership for Today's Schools Chapter 1 - The Moral Nature of Educational Leadership: Examining the Dispositions of Moral Leaders Patrick M. Jenlink Chapter 2 - Moral Literacy-A Requisite for Moral Leadership Patrick M. Jenlink Section II: Moral Dispositions and the Moral Nature of Leadership Chapter 3 - Moral Commitment: Scholar-Practitioners Making Choices With Strength of Purpose Catherine York Amonett Chapter 4 - Moral Respect and the School Administrator Frederick J. Black, Jr. Chapter 5 - Moral Authenticity as a Disposition of the Scholar-Practitioner Cynthia Lindley Chapter 6 - The Face of the Morally Responsible Scholar-Practitioner Orlando Vargas Chapter 7 - Moral Reasonableness and the Scholar-Practitioner Walter Bevers Chapter 8 - A Message to Educational Leaders: The Value of Moral Caring Donna Porter Chapter 9 - Moral Critique: A Critical Pragmatic View of Scholar-Practitioner Leadership Toby Nix Chapter 10 - Moral Integrity: The Leader's Path to Wholeness Nathaniel Session Chapter 11 - Moral Courage: The Road "Less Traveled By" Denice McCormick Myers Chapter 12 - Examining Moral Justice and Its Implications for Equity And Access in the Pursuit of Democratic Schooling Stefanie Bush Chapter 13 - Moral Humility: A Dimension of Scholar-Practitioner Leadership Brian Nichols Chapter 14 - Moral Selflessness and the Scholar-Practitioner: Non-Random Acts of Deliberate Kindness Laurie Stone Rogers Chapter 15 - Moral Perseverance: Managing Decisions, Taking Risks, and Accepting Responsibility Angela Wright Section III: Moral Leadership: Reflections Chapter 16 - The Scholar-Practitioner as Moral Being: Perspectives on Educational Leadership and Moral Dispositions Karen Embry Jenlink Chapter 17 - Coda: The Leader as Moral Architect: Ensuring the Moral Architecture of Education Patrick M. Jenlink About the Editor and Contributing Authors