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Teachers as Servant Leaders

Enriching Teacher-Student Relationships Through the Application of Robert K. Greenleaf’s Servant-Leadership Philosophy

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This chapter describes how student-teacher relationships can be enriched through the practice of servant-leadership philosophy. In the tradition of John Dewey, Paulo Freire, and Parker Palmer, among others, servant-leadership, as described by Robert K. Greenleaf, is posited as a humanistic, student-centered alternative to traditional, instructor-centered pedagogies. The chapter offers actionable suggestions for practicing servant-leadership behaviors in the classroom to form a community of engaged, empowered, and responsible learners.

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Mathew, P. (2023). Teachers as Servant Leaders. In: Roberts, G.E. (eds) The Palgrave Handbook of Servant Leadership. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-01323-2_40

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