Practicing Care-Centered Leadership in a Pandemic: Narratives and Notes on Care Ethics Experiences and Practices in Extraordinary Times

Authors

  • Christie Schultz University of Alberta

Keywords:

care ethics, higher education, educational administration, leadership, pandemic

Abstract

This case explores experiences of practicing care-centered leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic. The case narrative is the author’s anonymized account of responding with care ethics to specific challenges encountered during the pandemic and the complexities of transitioning into a new leadership role in 2020. The teaching notes and activities invite readers to consider the ways in which care-centered leadership practices might continue beyond pandemic times by asking: In what ways might pandemic-enabled compassion for students be sustained post-pandemic; in what ways might flexibility for teaching and learning modalities persist; and how has this crisis offered an opportunity to critically examine the ways in which we lead in educational settings? 

References

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Noddings, N. (2006). Educational leaders as caring teachers. School Leadership & Management, 26(4), 339–345. https://doi.org/10.1080/13632430600886848

Noddings, N. (2013). Caring: A relational approach to ethics and moral education (2nd ed., updated). University of California Press.

Tronto, J. C. (2013). Caring democracy: Markets, equality, and justice. New York University Press.

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Published

2022-09-21