Welcome to my site. This is an online professional development tool for school leaders who want to make changes to their leadership style. It is a site to embrace the power of authentic leadership, to find the motivation in what you do as a school leader. Please watch the videos and read the information as you explore what it means to be an authentic leader.
Website Rationale
There are various
forms of leadership implemented within the school system. This purpose of this site is to investigate
one approach to
leadership, the authentic leadership model. Authentic leadership can foster greater
collective participation from various stakeholders
which promotes honest
relationships that further enhance the school climate and culture. Relying heavily on the works of Starratt and
Duignan, this site will highlight the growth of authentic leadership as a
field of study as well as explore three characteristic traits of an
authentic
leader-- autonomy, connectedness, and transcendence. Authentic leadership also relies/depends on
one's values. A person's
values can
drive their decision-making process; therefore, the specific values of an
authentic leader will also be discussed.
Authentic
leadership has been criticized for its focus on values along
with varying perceptions of the term "authentic"; however, its
benefits/advantages promote authentic leadership as a necessity in today's
schools.
This website is based on the paper "Authentic Leadership in Education" by Ian Adey, a partial requirement for Education
6290. A copy of the paper can be found by clicking the pdf icon below.
