Social Construction of the Self in Servant Leadership Context

Abstract

This paper seeks to highlight the importance of studying and understanding through research the concept of social constructionism of the Self in order to function effectively as a Servant leader in organization in any given social context or structure. In doing this, the author defines social constructionism, explains social construction of the Self; defines and explains Servant Leadership theory; and explicates the role of the socially constructed Self in Servant Leadership (SL). In addition, the author clarifies the conceptualization of social construct of the Self in Servant Leadership through review of literature on the topic of social construction of the Self on Servant Leadership in leading and managing organizations. This topic's emphasis on review of current literatures on SL is geared to the design of an exploratory study on the effect of the instructor's Servant leadership teaching style to pre-service teachers' success on inclusive pre-service multicultural teacher education, an important research study to pursue on Servant Leadership.