EDUCATION MANGEMENT

& LEADERSHIP (EDCC413)

Dr E.D. de Klerk
Building A2A, Block B, Office G83
018 389 2519
darrell.deklerk@nwu.ac.za
Study Unit 4:
Values and
ethical conduct
of educational
leadership
 • Professional principles for ethical leaders in
education include selflessness, integrity,
objectivity, accountability, openness, honesty
and leadership. Personal values of ethical
leaders in education include trust, wisdom,
Ethical kindness, justice, service, courage and
optimism.
Leadership • Ethical leadership in education is driven by a
respect for values and an unfaltering belief in
the dignity and rights of others. Ethical leaders
build school cultures governed by fair, clearly
articulated expectations, rather than cultures
driven by personalities or politics.
 • The leaders’ modelling values affect the behavior of
their subordinates

The • Value enactment influences the ethical

performance of the organization

importance • Organizations that are ethical and value driven have

a lower employee turnover

of values • Employees who are led ethically show greater

commitment to the organization

and ethical • The alignment of personal and organizational values

leads to close relationships in the organization

conduct in • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYP3ZSDkspM
leadership • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQEIWXUDfhw
A story on values
in educational
leadership
• https://www.middleweb.com/421
54/effective-school-leaders-are-gu
ided-by-values/
 • Refer to pages 142-146 in your handbook regarding
constitutional values
Constitutional • Additionally, you can consult the Manifesto on
Values, Education and Democracy:
Values https://www.dhet.gov.za/Reports%20Doc%20Library
/Manifesto%20on%20Values,%20Education%20and
%20Democracy.pdf

(pages 12-16)
 Primary Values Other secondary values
Respect Trust
Responsibility Love (altruism)

Organizationa Honesty
Integrity
Tolerance
Excellence
l (school Humility Accountability

values) Empathy/Compassion
Cooperation
Community
Perseverance
Appreciation/gratitude Courage
Passion
 Personal values
• Provide a
summary Honesty
for each
of the
personal Service to
values: others

Humility

Integrity

Hard-working
Ethical
conduct in https://www.sace.org.za/pages/ethics-department
school Code of professional ethics also apply to leaders in schools

leadership Additionally: See pages 149-151 in handbook

Creating
caring,
supportive
and
empowering
environments
Defining
caring and
support in
school
leadership
 Defining
caring and
support in
school
leadership
 Make notes on the following legislation in an attempt to explicate caring
school leadership:
• Common law

In loco parentis
Caring school
leadership from Audi alteram partem

a juridical (b) The 1996 Constitution, Act 108 of 1996

perspective
(c) National Education Policy Act 27 of 1996

(d) The South African Schools Act 84 of 1996

(e) The Employment of Educators Act 76 of 1998

 Characteristics of
Compassion
caring school
leaders Empathy
Sympathy
Fairness, Justice and
In what ways can principals be consistency
regarding as caring individuals?
Humility and
vulnerability
Respect
Trust
Protection and Safety
Listening
Emotional Intelligence
 Self-study

Scrutinize the information on pp. 159-

166 and make notes to acquaint
yourself with the information (as
indicated in the handbook)
In
conclusion

Asking questions is part of learning.