In this podcast, Prof. Paul Begley, Director of the Willower Center for the Study of Leadership and Ethics, discusses the ethics of leadership and values-oriented educational practices.

During the recent conference "Exploring the Meta-Values of Authentic Leadership: Moral Literacy in Action", Christopher Branson (Senior Lecturer in Educational Leadership at the St Patricks Campus (Melbourne) of the Australian Catholic University) sat down with us to discuss some of the themes of the conference. In this clip, he explains what he understands by 'authentic leadership' and why there is a growing need for 'moral literacy' in educational leaders.

During the recent conference "Exploring the Meta-Values of Authentic Leadership: Moral Literacy in Action", Paul Begley (Professor of Educational Leadership, Nipissing University) sat down with us to discuss some of the themes of the conference. In this clip, he explains what he understands by 'authentic leadership', why there is a growing need for 'moral literacy' in educational leaders, and why he focuses on 'sustainability' as an important meta-value.

During the recent conference "Exploring the Meta-Values of Authentic Leadership: Moral Literacy in Action", Victor Worsfold (Associate Professor Emeritus, University of Texas at Dallas) sat down with us to discuss some of the themes of the conference. In this clip, he discusses the relationship between his theoretical work on education and his practice as an educational leader, as well as the main claims of his Keynote Address "Moral Decency: An Aspiration for Educational Leadership". (Part I of the discussion can be found here.)

During the recent conference "Exploring the Meta-Values of Authentic Leadership: Moral Literacy in Action", Victor Worsfold (Associate Professor Emeritus, University of Texas at Dallas) sat down with us to discuss some of the themes of the conference. In this clip, he explains what he understands by 'authentic leadership' and 'moral literacy'. (Part II of the discussion can be found here.)

During the recent conference "Exploring the Meta-Values of Authentic Leadership: Moral Literacy in Action", Charles Burford (Associate Professor of Leadership at the Australian Catholic University) sat down with us to discuss some of the themes of the conference. In this clip, he discusses differences in implementing a values-based model of leadership at religious institutions and at secular institutions.  One is more likely to find teachers already committed to what Burford refers to as a covenental approach (i.e., one based on commitments concerning the moral purpose of their work as educators) at religious institutions.  However, he claims that the values-based model of 'Leadership as a Moral Process' that is at the center of the Leaders Transforming Learners and Learning (LTLL) project does work at secular institutions as well. (Part I of the discussion can be found here, and Part II can be found here.)

During the recent conference "Exploring the Meta-Values of Authentic Leadership: Moral Literacy in Action", Charles Burford (Associate Professor in Leadership at the Australian Catholic University) sat down with us to discuss some of the central themes of the 14th Annual Values and Leadership Conference. In this segment, he speaks about how his theoretical work on leadership, specifically the work he has done on the Leaders Transforming Learners and Learning (LTTL) project, is related to the practice of leadership. (Part I of the discussion can be found here, and Part III can be found here.)

During the recent conference "Exploring the Meta-Values of Authentic Leadership: Moral Literacy in Action", Charles Burford (Associate Professor in Leadership at the Australian Catholic University) sat down with us to discuss some of the central themes of the 14th Annual Values and Leadership Conference. In this segment, he speaks about the central difficulty he sees in using 'authenticity' as an ideal for measuring leadership practices, and explains that he would rather focus on thinking about 'Leadership as a Moral Process. (Part II of the discussion can be found here, and Part III can be found here.)

The 14th Annual Leadership and Ethics Conference, Exploring the Meta-Values of Authentic Leadership:Moral Literacy in Action, officially begins this evening at the Nittany Lion Inn.  The work of the conference, however, is already underway as many of its participants gather this morning and this afternoon for pre-conference workshops.  Those in attendance at this morning's workshop heard Charles Burford (Associate Professor in Educational Leadership at The Australian Catholic University) discuss the Leaders Transforming Learners and Learning Project (LTTL).  Following his presentation of the conceptual model involved in the project, Terri Patterson and Virginia Outred (Principal and Vice-Principal of St. Kieran's Catholic Primary School, Manley, NSW, Australia) shared their experiences implementing and expanding on this model in transforming the educational culture at one particular elementary school in Australia.

Penn State will host the Educating for Sustainability Conference on October 5-6 at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park on the University Park campus. The conference will offer a wide array of panels on topics such as teaching and researching sustainability, developing sustainable practices on university campuses, and initiating leadership in sustainability. The conference will be held at Lubrano Park in part because it is the first baseball park in the world to be LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certified, a distinction that recognizes the structure for meeting high standards of sustainability. To attend the conference, advance registration is required and can be completed online.