Dirigente scolastico: oltre la leadership, la deontologia

Abstract

The situationist and transformationist theories highlight that ethical competences of leader are shown within the educational communication that aims not only to inform, but also to
convince and to persuade by testimony and modelling.
However, the code of ethics requires to go beyond the experienced and to be aware of criteria regulating ethical decision in order to justify and to offer reasons legitimating present choices and prefigurating future ones. Hence, professional code of ethics aims at:
1. limiting the uncontrollable effects of charismatic leadership;
2. containing the border of discretion connected to the responsibility of the School Principal;
3. improving the professionalism of the School Principal;
4. spreading the leadership and making it more participated.