EDUCATION
University of Southern California, 1974 Ph.D.
Educational Psychology / Exceptional Children

University of Southern California, 1971 M.S. Exceptional Children

University of Southern California, 1970 B.A. Political Science (Phi Beta Kappa)

COURSES
EdL 470 Special Topics in EdL: Ethics and Decision Making in Leadership
EdL 481 Policy & Politics
Educ 496 Doctoral Research Seminar (online)

RESEARCH
Ethics in Educational Leadership:
Clarifying and Conducting Emperical Studies of the Constructs Proposed in Various Literatures on Leadership

Actors in an organization need to be clear about the ethical principles upon which they behave in their everyday transactions with others.  The literature describing ethical practices of school leaders includes a wide range of theorists and writers such as Kohlberg’s application of Piaget’s ideas of moral development, Starratt’s concepts of what it means to be an “ethical leader,” and Ciulla’s proposed relationship between being an ethical leader and sustaining effective schools.  However, few empirical studies have been conducted that have operationalized variables and tested hypotheses as to whether certain ethical behaviors among leaders and followers result in better functioning schools.  Thus, my goal will be to develop a comprehensive review of literature of the various approaches to ethics in leadership and then propose and test the elements of a research program in this area.

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