Caring as Career: An Alternative Perspective for Educational Administration

The primary purpose of this article is to describe how school administrators operating from an ethic of care conduct their daily practice and how that practice differs from administrators operating solely from traditional leadership models. Via a secondary analysis of data that were gathered in our...

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Published in:Educational administration quarterly 1996-04, Vol.32 (2), p.271-294
Main Authors: Marshall, Catherine, Patterson, Jean A., Rogers, Dwight L., Steele, Jeanne R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Accountability
Assessment Centers (Personnel)
Beliefs
Careers
Caring
Decision Making
Educational Administration
Educational Policy
Elementary Secondary Education
Ethics
Evidence
Instructional Leadership
Leaders
Leadership
Leadership Effectiveness
Leadership Styles
Organizational Climate
Organizational Culture
Principals
Professional ethics
Research Needs
Researchers
Role Theory
School administration
Socialization
Teacher Leadership
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Summary:The primary purpose of this article is to describe how school administrators operating from an ethic of care conduct their daily practice and how that practice differs from administrators operating solely from traditional leadership models. Via a secondary analysis of data that were gathered in our previous work with career assistant principals, we show how the practices of these assistant principals do not fit traditional administrative theories. Instead, the ethic of care was evident. Because it is difficult to separate administrative practice from organizational structure and professional norms, a secondary purpose of this article is to identify how the demands of both the organization and the profession interfere with enactment of caring.
ISSN:0013-161X
1552-3519
DOI:10.1177/0013161X96032002005