The Study Of Primary And Secondary School Principals Ethical Leadership

The theory of moral leadership is the most influential leadership idea of education in the field of western contemporary educational management. Since Sergiovanni who is the American educational management expert put forward the theory, it has soon been the concern of the western educational leadership research community, and has made a great influence on the educational field in the world. In recent years, with the importance attached to the management ethics in the area of academy and reality, the theory of moral leadership has gradually been applied to the management of the school culture, which has become a new trend of the development of school management.It is the present expanding educational scale, complicated educational structure and diverse educational values that make the implementation of the moral leadership be the essence of school administration. The thought of moral leadership extends the traditional concept of leadership, criticizes the practice of leadership characterized by bureaucratic and interpersonal skills, makes us think more about moral dimension of leadership, helps promoting human nature of school management, and forms a new leadership vision. It provides a pratical significance to the development of our country’s educational management. Advocating the moral leadership is an vital aspect of improving the ability of leaders in primary school and middle school. Meanwhile, it can help us understand the essence of those two kinds of schools’ leadership. Moreover, it is also the foundmental request of changing the bad situation of current school leadership, solving problems and reshaping school spirit in primary and middle school. Foucing on the president’s moral leadership, the field of educational theory has discussed deeply and formed a series of views. Based on those views studied, this essay attempts to analyse the characteristics of modern school education, reveal its shortages and reflect the modernity of school management. Furthermore, the paper tries to put forward the requirements and strategies of president’s leadership in the primary school as well as in the middle school, hoping to perfect the research of the moral leadership theory.