Ethical Leadership in the Community College: Bridging Theory and Daily Practice

by David M. Hellmich (Editor), George R. Boggs (Foreword by)

Overview

The avalanche of day-to-day responsibilities facing those in community colleges threatens to bury ethical intent. This book addresses the importance of ethical leadership and explores real-world applications so that community college leaders can develop the institutional savvy to be extraordinary ethical leaders. Written for community college faculty, staff, presidents, and trustees who are committed to being ethical leaders, this book is divided into two sections: The first provides brief theoretical foundations for ethical leadership and relates those foundations to daily practice; the second explores in-depth daily practice for ethical leaders. Contents include:

• Virtue theory and leadership theory
• Plato’s Republic and the ethical leader
• Considerations of power, influence, and cultural norms
• The role of the president
• Why presidents and trustees should care about ethics
• Professional ethical identity development
• Ethical leadership: A faculty obligation
• The interface of ethics and courage in the life of a chief academic officer
• Threats to ethical leadership
• Leading from the head and the heart
• Transformational leadership and ethical dilemmas
• Presidential support for civic engagement and leadership education
• A guide to ethical decision-making by presidents and boards
• The consequences of compromised ethical identity development

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781933371221
Publisher:	Wiley
Publication date:	05/18/2007
Series:	JB - Anker , #106
Pages:	208
Product dimensions:	6.30(w) x 9.30(h) x 0.82(d)

About the Author

David M. Hellmich and George R. Boggs are the authors of Ethical Leadership in the Community College: Bridging Theory and Daily Practice, published by Wiley.

Table of Contents

About the Authors iii

Foreword vii

Preface x

Foundations of Ethical Leadership

Virtue Theory and Leadership Theory: Cross-Cultural Models for Administrators and Faculty, Richard B. Benner, Sr. 2

Plato's Republic and the Ethical Leader, Gordy Wax 16

Considerations of Power, Influence, and Cultural Norms for the Ethical Community College Leader, David M. Hellmich 23

Ethical Leadership: The Role of the President, Desna L. Wallin 33

Why Presidents and Trustees Should Care About Ethics, Gary W. Davis 46

Professional Ethical Identity Development and Community College Leadership, Sharon K. Anderson, Clifford P. Harbour, Timothy Gray Davies 61

Daily Practice of Ethical Leadership

Ethical Leadership: A Faculty Obligation, Beth Richardson-Mitchell 78

The Interface of Ethics and Courage in the Life of a Chief Academic Officer, Linda Lucas 88

Threats to Ethical Leadership: The Hubris of Absolutism, the Politics of Affinity-Based Decision-Making, and the Development of Unethical Followers, David E. Hardy 103

Leading From the Head and the Heart, Susan K. Chappell 122

Transformational Leadership andEthical Dilemmas in Community Colleges, Sherry Stout-Stewart 131

Presidential Support for Civic Engagement and Leadership Education, Louis S. Albert 145

A Guide to Ethical Decision-Making by Presidents and Boards, Gary W. Davis 154

The Consequences of Compromised Ethical Identity Development in Community College Leadership, Clifford P. Harbour, Sharon K. Anderson, Timothy Gray Davies 166

Index 183