Purpose-Driven Leadership
The Spiritual Imperative to Guiding Schools Beyond High-Stakes Testing and Minimum Proficiency
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9729382 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Michael E Dantley (Miami University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2003 |
| Volume | 35 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 273-291 |
| Publication date | 2003-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Education and Urban Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0013-1245 • E-ISSN: 1552-3535 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0013124503035003002 |
| OpenAlex | W2098370638 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 10 |
| References cited | 5 |
The educational leadership discourse is being challenged to include a spiritual voice in its conversation. Spirituality is defined as the part of life through which individuals make meaning and understanding of the world. It includes the esoteric exercise of personal critical reflection and forms the basis for values and principles that inform individual personal and professional behavior. This article examines purposive leadership, a concept grounded in what Cornel West called prophetic spirituality. It suggests educational leaders who build their professional practice in purpose-driven leadership clearly understand the multidimensional aspects of their daily challenges and yet find the inner strength to resist hegemonic structures and forms of oppression and systemic inequities in the educational system. These leaders' perceptions are not limited to proficiencies and minimum competencies but are clearly focused on ontological pursuits, academic and intellectual engagements, and projects fostering students' sense of destiny, purpose, and commitment to societal change
Conversation · Destiny (ISS module · Educational leadership · Leadership · Leadership style · Meaning (existential · Oppression · Pedagogy · Political science · Public relations · Sociology · Spirituality · Workplace Spirituality · Critical and Liberation Pedagogy · Education and Critical Thinking Development · Ego Development and Educational Practices · Psychology · Social Psychology
From compliance to responsiveness
Leading with/in emotion states
What I Look Like
The Prophetic Persona of James Cone and the Rhetorical Theology of Black Theology
Culture, race and spirit
Cultures of critical spirituality to advance the inclusion of immigrant students and families in Catholic schools
Courageous conversations about race, class, and gender
Standing in the Gap
Introducing Curricular and Pedagogical Resuscitation (CPR)
Islamic school leadership
| Unique citing works | 10 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,5 |
| Citation span | 2006 - 2026 (21) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 10 |