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Female Principals’ Moral Motivation and the Moral Atmosphere of Schools

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Several scholars have emphasized moral domain as a critical component of school leadership. Fullan (2003) addressed principalship as a moral enterprise and school leadership as following moral imperatives. Sergiovanni (1992) stressed three dimensions of leadership called “head”, “heart” and “hand”, which are connected and interactive.

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Angela Lee, CM. (2013). Female Principals’ Moral Motivation and the Moral Atmosphere of Schools. In: Handbook of Moral Motivation. Moral Development and Citizenship Education, vol 1. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6209-275-4_29

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