SISTER CAROLINA S. AGRAVANTE CASAGRA Transformative Leadership Model

SISTER CAROLINA S.

AGRAVANTE

BIOGRAPHY

• BS Nursing (1964) from St. Paul University as Magna cum Laude and took

the licensure examination for nurses and placed first in the top 10.

• Master’s Degree in Nursing Education (1969) from the Catholic University

of America

• Doctorate Degree in Nursing 2002) from the University of the Philippines

• served as the President of St. Paul University in Iloilo

• Former president of the Association of Deans of Philippine Colleges of

Nursing (ADPCN)

• one of the founding members of the Integrated Registered Nurses of the

Philippines

THE CASAGRA TRANSFORMATIVE LEADERSHIP MODEL:

Servant-leader Formula and the Nursing Faculty’s

Transformative Leadership Behavior

BACKGROUND

Nursing education in the Philippines is constantly being developed to

be at par with the global standard. In order to serve society, the

formation of new nursing leaders with new vision who will venture

new traits are needed.

THREE-FOLD TRANSFORMATIVE LEADER CONCEPT

Servant-Leadership Spirituality

Self-Mastery

Special-Expertise

transformative teacher

Servant-Leadership Spirituality

here is prescribed to run parallel

to the generic elements of the transformative leadership model. This

formula consists of a spiritual exercise, the determination of the

vitality of the care complex in the personality of an individual and

finally a seminar workshop on transformative teaching. The servant-

leader formula prescription includes a spiritual retreat that goes

through the process of awareness, contemplation, storytelling,

reflection, and finally commitment to become servant-leaders in the

footsteps of Jesus.

Self-Mastery

consists of a vibrant care complex possessed to a

certain degree by all who have been through formal studies in a

caregiving profession such as nursing

Special-Expertise

level is shown in a creative, caring, and critical.

Contemplative. And collegial teaching of the nurse faculty who is

directly involved with the formation of the nursing.

transformative teacher

is basically the one who looks into herself

vis-à-vis her profession, sees her assumptions and feelings in the light

of the nursing profession in modern days, and how her own

philosophy of life affects her professional life and her students.

Nurses

in the practicing field take different roles in providing care to

clients. Sr. Agravante put emphasis on how nurses should take on the

lead with utmost care and compassion. Senior nurses also serve as

educators not only to their clients but also to the nurses beginning their

careers. The servant-leader formula is a useful tool to enable nurses to

lead and educate in accordance with the principles given by the Lord,

Jesus Christ

theory of Transformative Leadership Model

can be useful for

nursing educators to show willingness to impact knowledge to their

students and colleagues in a selfless way and be passionate about their

craft. It will help them achieve the vision-mission as a network of

innovative, competent, empowered educators towards excellence in

national and global development.