The Ethics Of School Administration

by Strike, Kenneth A.; Haller, Emil J.; Soltis, Jonas F.

• ISBN13: 9780807745731
• ISBN10: 0807745731
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-01-21
• Publisher: Teachers College Pr

Summary

This popular text features a rigorous yet practical approach to the difficult dilemmas that so often arise in school administration. Using case studies to illustrate particular ethical issues, the authors cover such topics as: standards • assessment and evaluation • equal opportunity • multiculturalism • religious differences • due process • freedom of expression • personal liberty • and authority. Updated to address today’s emphasis on meeting standards and raising test scores, the new Third Edition features new cases that discuss such current issues as zero tolerance policies and integrity in reporting data, and a revised chapter addressing the difficulty of focusing on standards while also dealing with competing demands, such as respecting the professional judgment of teachers, turning schools into learning communities, and engaging parents and members of the larger community in school life.

Author Biography

Emil J. Haller is Professor Emeritus of Educational Administration at Cornell University.

Table of Contents

Preface	ix
A Note to the Instructor	xi
Administration and Ethical Thinking	1	(6)
A Case	1	(1)
Purposes of This Book	2	(1)
The Nature of Ethical Inquiry	3	(3)
Learning Moral Reasoning	6	(1)
Intellectual Liberty	7	(23)
A Case	7	(2)
Dispute	9	(1)
Concept: Freedom of Expression	9	(5)
Analysis: Ethical Decision Making	14	(4)
The Principle of Benefit Maximization	17	(1)
The Principle of Equal Respect	17	(1)
Conclusion	18	(2)
Additional Cases	20	(10)
Equal Time?	20	(3)
Two Black Swans	23	(4)
The Last Straw?	27	(3)
Individual Freedom and the Public Interest	30	(22)
A Case	30	(1)
Dispute	31	(1)
Concept: Personal Liberty	32	(5)
Analysis: The Nature of Moral Judgments	37	(6)
Conclusion	43	(1)
Additional Cases	44	(8)
Tiger! Tiger! Burning Bright	44	(3)
Pregnant	47	(2)
The Aryan Brotherhood	49	(3)
Equal Educational Opportunity	52	(23)
A Case	52	(2)
Dispute	54	(1)
Concept: Equality	54	(6)
Analysis: Moral Experience	60	(3)
Conclusion	63	(1)
Additional Cases	64	(11)
Can Mathematicians Reason?	64	(3)
Bigotry?	67	(4)
Little School, Big Problem	71	(4)
Educational Evaluation	75	(18)
A Case	75	(2)
Dispute	77	(1)
Concept: Due Process	78	(3)
Analysis: Respect for Persons	81	(4)
Conclusion	85	(1)
Additional Cases	86	(7)
A Letter of Recommendation	86	(2)
A Matter of Standards	88	(2)
A Problem of Grades	90	(3)
Educational Authority and Accountability: Community, Democracy, and Professionalism	93	(34)
A Case	93	(3)
Dispute	96	(1)
Concepts: Accountability, Democracy, Community, and Professionalism	97	(12)
Analysis: Objective Moral Reasoning	109	(6)
Conclusion	115	(1)
Additional Cases	115	(12)
Democracy in Action	116	(2)
A Problem of Policy: Retaining Pupils at Jackson Elementary	118	(4)
Accountability Meets Community at Ruebens Flats	122	(5)
Diversity: Multiculturalism and Religion	127	(32)
A Case	127	(3)
Dispute	130	(1)
Concepts and Issues	131	(18)
Radical Diversity	134	(4)
Consequentialist and Nonconsequentialist Views on Diversity	138	(3)
Pros and Cons	141	(5)
Persons and Citizens	146	(3)
Additional Cases	149	(10)
A Christmas Quarrel	149	(1)
Understanding Infibulation	150	(5)
The People of the Corn	155	(4)
Supplemental Cases	159	(32)
Case # 1: Friendly Support or Sexual Harassment?	161	(1)
Case # 2: Abuse? Neglect? Or Nothing to Worry About?	162	(2)
Case # 3: The Rumors About Taylor Roberts	164	(2)
Case # 4: Honors Courses and Board Policy	166	(3)
Case # 5: A Matter of Honesty	169	(1)
Case # 6: A Matter of Integrity	170	(2)
Case # 7: Merit or Mercy?	172	(1)
Case # 8: A Conflict of Interest	173	(1)
Case # 9: Exploitation	174	(2)
Case # 10: Borrowed Property?	176	(2)
Case # 11: An Office Affair	178	(1)
Case # 12: Societal and Individual Good	179	(1)
Case # 13: Job References for Students	180	(1)
Case # 14: Confidentiality, Obligations, and Friendship	181	(1)
Case # 15: Loyalty	182	(1)
Case # 16: Are Schools More Important Than Sewers?	183	(1)
Case # 17: BANG! Zero Tolerance	184	(2)
Case # 18: Hiding Bad News at Hindemith High	186	(5)
Annotated Bibliography	191	(5)
About the Authors	196