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Publication Date: 2016
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The Effectiveness of Servant Leadership in Schools from a Christian Perspective
Schroeder, Bryan
BU Journal of Graduate Studies in Education, v8 n2 p13-18 2016
Servant leadership remains as one of the most effective models of leadership today. School principals who embody this leadership paradigm encourage and enable teachers, and demonstrate a desire to build school community. Teachers' effectiveness increases as they are honoured and served by their principal, thereby impacting students, colleagues, and parents positively. Servant leaders often put the needs of the organization ahead of personal needs and honour people, not programs and politics. Students ultimately benefit from this leadership approach as their teachers learn to serve them first as people, and then confidently lead them into their learning.
Descriptors: Leadership Styles, Principals, Teacher Effectiveness, Work Environment, Participative Decision Making, Empathy, Altruism, Christianity, Private Schools, Religious Education
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