Female Principals’ Moral Motivation and the Moral Atmosphere of Schools

  • Chi-Ming Angela Lee
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Part of the Moral Development and Citizenship Education book series (MORA, volume 1)

Abstract

Several scholars have emphasized moral domain as a critical component of school leadership. Fullan (2003) addressed principalship as a moral enterprise and school leadership as following moral imperatives. Sergiovanni (1992) stressed three dimensions of leadership called “head”, “heart” and “hand”, which are connected and interactive.

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Moral Judgment Character Education Moral Development Moral Dilemma School Leadership 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Chi-Ming Angela Lee
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  1. 1.Department of Civic Education and LeadershipNational Taiwan Normal UniversityTaipeiTaiwan

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