Educational challenge: The meaning of leadership in Hong Kong schools

Educational challenge: The meaning of leadership in Hong Kong schools

• Wong, Ruth Ming Har Dept pf English, Hong Kong Institute of Education

International Education Studies, 3(2), 148-157, 2010

Canadian Center of Science and Education

2010

• R Educational Policy & Administration
  • RE School Management, School-Parents Relationship
• R Educational Policy & Administration
  • RH Supervisors, School Principals & Administrators

Education, Secondary Learning Ability Intelligence Tests Leadership China Interpretations

• Hong Kong

• 1997.7 onwards

• Secondary Education

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Different scholars have defined and redefined leadership at different levels and in different contexts (e.g., Ball, 1981; Hargreaves, 1967; Richardson, 1973), although the results of research on the characteristics of effective leaders may not apply in all contexts. This study compares and contrasts the meanings of leadership in the Hong Kong secondary school context, and examines whether educators at different levels hold conflicting opinions of the qualities of leadership. The study adopts both quantitative and qualitative approaches to examine whether principals and teachers interpret leadership differently. The results show that these two groups of educators do indeed hold different views about what it means to be a leader. The reasons for these different points of view are explored.
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• English

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