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Zusatztext This book is an excellent reference for moral education at the modern schools. In particular, it reinterprets Confucianism through the concept of “Mindfulness” in Buddism. and suggests educational models, giving great educational implications. Furthermore, this book is expected to have a great influence not only to the oriental academic society but also to the western. Informationen zum Autor Charlene Tan is a Professor in Educational Policy and Leadership in the Faculty of Education at the University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong. Klappentext The world today needs mindful leaders who care for the holistic well-being of their students and staff, inspiring all to renew schools with compassion, creativity and courage. But what is mindful leadership, and how can leaders create and sustain mindful schools? Mindful Leadership for Schools draws on the educational thought of Confucius and explores how Confucian mindful leadership (CML) can offer a solution. This book shows how a Confucian mindful leader is one who attends to self, others, things and events respectfully, promoting the virtues of love, harmony and social justice through personal cultivation, role-modelling, community-building, coaching and initiating reforms. Tan explores how this approach complements and strengthens authentic, instructional, distributed and transformational leadership strategies, offering a novel and practical leadership approach that combines ancient wisdom and modern educational research. Vorwort Drawing upon ancient Chinese philosophy, mindful school leadership is about inspiring all staff and students to be aware of, attend to and maintain an attitude of wholeness based on dao (way) and ren (humanity). Zusammenfassung The world today needs mindful leaders who care for the holistic well-being of their students and staff, and to inspire all to renew schools with compassion, creativity and courage. But what is mindful leadership, and how can leaders create and sustain mindful schools? Mindful Leadership for Schools: Wisdom from Confucius draws on the educational thought of Confucius and explores how Confucian Mindful Leadership (CML) can offer a solution. The various chapters show how CML revolves around influencing others towards the achievement of a common goal through R|E|S|T. The acronym R|E|S|T stands for R espectful mindfulness, E xemplary living, S erving others and T ransforming society. Each component is encapsulated by a key Confucian concept: R | R espectful mindfulness E | E xemplary living S | S erving others T | T ransforming society This book explains how a Confucian mindful leader is one who attends to self, people, things and events respectfully, and promotes the virtues of humanity, empathy and social justice through personal cultivation, role-modelling, community-building, coaching and the initiation of reforms. By describing how CML strengthens school administration and supervision, Tan offers a novel and practical leadership approach that combines ancient wisdom and modern educational research. Inhaltsverzeichnis PrefaceAcknowledgements 1. Mindfulness and Mindful Leadership2. Confucius Mindlessness and Mindfulness3. Respectful Mindfulness4. Exemplary Living5. Serving Others6. Transforming Society7. ConclusionsReferencesIndex...
