ERIC Number: EJ802470
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2007
Pages: 9
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ISSN: ISSN-0271-9517
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The Advisor as Servant: The Theoretical and Philosophical Relevance of Servant Leadership to Academic Advising
McClellan, Jeffrey L.
NACADA Journal, v27 n2 p41-49 Fall 2007
Servant. This novel actively portrays Greenleaf's concept of servant leadership by describing the extracurricular work of a university professor. Consequently, some scholars have demonstrated the relevance of servant leadership to classroom instruction (Powers & Moore, 2005). However, it was not as an instructor, but as an advisor that the fictional Mr. Billings engaged in servant leadership and deeply transformed his students' lives. By explaining the philosophy and practice of servant leadership, I demonstrate how it can contribute to the theory and practice of academic advising. The characteristics of servant leadership are discussed as a theoretical-philosophical construct relevant to academic advisement.
Descriptors: Educational Philosophy, Leadership, Leadership Qualities, Student Personnel Services, Academic Advising, Faculty Advisers, Higher Education
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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