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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.)

Beginning October 1, 2009,  Penn State will host an exciting group of leading experts on the topic of moral literacy and moral leadership.  Bringing together faculty and teachers from across the US, Canada, and Australia, the 14th Annual Leadership and Values Conference, Exploring the Meta-Values of Authentic Leadership: Moral Literacy in Action will bridge theory and practice to examine the role of ethics in education. 

From an ethic of community (Furman) to the best interests of students (Shapiro and Stefkovich) to authentic leadership (Begley), participants will examine how best to bring ethics to bear on education.

Although there is a registration fee for the conference, come of the presentations are free and open to the public.  Educators and pre-service teachers are welcome to join the pre-conference workshops.

October 1

9:00-noon  Growing a School for Sustainable Leadership: The St. Kieran's Catholic Primary School Experience
Terri Paterson & Virginia Outred, Manley, NSW, Australia
Charles Burford, Australian Catholic University

1:00-4:00  Promoting Moral Literacy Teaching Competency
Pauline Leonard, Deborah Hollimon, Dawn Basinger, Rebecca Smith, Louisiana Tech University

Friday, October 2

1:00-2:00  Moral Decency: An Aspiration for Educational Leadership
Victor Worsfold, University of Texas at Dallas

Values and Leadership Conference