Servant Leadership in Montessori Education and Academic Research: Perspectives of two Practitioners

Abstract

This article breaks new ground in exploring servant leadership with two practitioners, a Montessori team leader and a physics professor. Looking at their reflections through the eyes of adult education, all three authors ascertained that the two practitioners were natural servant–leaders. As they considered what servant leadership meant for their teams and their leadership, they discovered that their new knowledge enhanced their way of looking at their roles with their team members. It became apparent as they contemplated the characteristics of servant leadership, that they were already practicing many of the qualities, because they wanted to serve their teams.