1a Philosophical Foundations

Introduction

Leadership functions within the context of multiple perspectives and understands how their own worldview influences their practice.

*Satisfactory Competency Level

This competency consists mostly of reflection and thinking on my worldview and understanding others' worldviews. It also consists in reflection on how my understanding of philosophy and educational philosophy impact my leadership and my practice. The work for this competency was completed in the class LEAD 636.

Artifacts

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Activities	Description	Documentation
A. LEAD 636	Overview The LEAD 636 class encouraged us to read widely, examine carefully our beliefs, articulate them precisely, and play the role of other philosophers to deepen our ability to understand others with different worldviews. Competency Connection The work here fits with the philosophy competency because it shows how I have reflected on the philosophical foundations of my beliefs, practice, and interaction with others. Artifact Descriptions The first artifact is the collection of my initial discussion posts in the class. In these posts, I wrestle with the readings and play the role of Sartre. The second artifact is my worldview journal where I reflect on how the learning applies to my own worldview. The third artifact is feedback and informal evaluation from my classmates. (Not shared for their privacy.) Finally, I shared my reflection on postmodernism with my Leadership and Learning Group as well as my reflection paper. (Feedback not shared for privacy.)	i. My Initial Discussion Posts ii. My Worldview Journal iii. Comments from Classmates iv. Sharing with Leadership and Learning Group and feedback on the sharing from James.
B. Research and philosophical foundations	Overview After completing my dissertation research, I reflected further about the nature of knowledge and philosophical foundations to research.s Competency Connection i. The work here fits with the philosophy competency because it shows the application of philosophical foundations to research. ii. This reflection considers the book Women's Ways of Knowing and makes connections to my learning, my teaching, current trends in education, and the Leadership Program.	i. Thinking about Knowledge and Research ii. Reflection on Women's Ways of Knowing

Reflection Paper

The Leadership Program at Andrews University has challenged me again to reconsider my worldview, my philosophical foundations, and how they are evidenced in my learning and leadership. In this reflection paper I examine my own worldview and its development, my educational philosophical foundations, and finally how these concepts impact my leadership.

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