The role of self-reflection in education leadership to help with the shortage of Education leaders

The role of self-reflection in education leadership to help with the shortage of Education leaders

Introduction

The current situation of staff shortages in educational institutions has brought about concern over leadership roles . Such shortages have placed a new emphasis upon the current role of leadership that has extended to re-evaluations of the paradigm of education . As current structures pertaining to older models of leadership begin to fail in light of this change , a call for new ways of addressing leaderships roles has emerged through a body of theory and research . One

br such way of addressing the current shortage is through incorporating self reflective models of leadership

Whereas in science the over-riding philosophical pursuit is for the ongoing establishment of better knowledge related to the natural environment , so education is concerned with the best possible delivery of knowledge to the service user in this case the student or pupil . Other organisations such as policy making , law and religion also recognise such ideals and over-riding values that act as the foundations of the institution`s hieratic structure . For example , in politics the ideals of justice are contrasted and evaluated by administrative leaders against the reality of power and corruption in an attempt to maintain parity and direction . Similarly , religious leaders must contrast fundamental moral and spiritual guidance against the trends and developments in contemporary society

Across all of these paradigms there is both a profession and ethical principle that accords to the ideals and values pertaining to the institution . The core ideological principles...