Journal Articles
Management of outsourcing extra-curricular activities in primary schools: Issues and considerations
- Management of outsourcing extra-curricular activities in primary schools: Issues and considerations
- International Studies in Educational Administration, 43(1), 49-63, 2015
- Commonwealth Council for Educational Administration and Management
- 2015
-
- Hong Kong
-
- 1997.7 onwards
-
- Primary Education
- In Hong Kong, many school principals have outsourced their extra-curricular activities to reduce the workload of teachers and provide more activity options for students. This article reports on a qualitative study aimed at examining the views of a group of 16 teaching professionals from ten primary schools in Hong Kong on the effectiveness of, as well as the major concerns about, outsourcing extra-curricular activities. The findings indicate that three themes emerged from the data regarding the effectiveness of outsourcing extracurricular activities to external organisations: (1) reducing teachers' workload and cost saving; (2) enhancing the expertise of teachers; and (3) catering for the needs of both parents and students. On the other hand, the major concerns about outsourcing activities were: (1) increasing administrative duties; (2) quality of the activities; (3) linking activities to school curricula; and (4) student discipline. It is recommended that school, government and parent representatives be involved in the monitoring of delivering outsourcing activities.[Copyright © 2015 Education Pub.]
-
- English
- Journal Articles
-
- 13241702
- https://bibliography.lib.eduhk.hk/en/bibs/744ee234
- 2015-11-13
Recent Journal Articles
Modelling trait and state willingness to communicate in a second language: An experience sampling approachJournal Articles
Teaching national identity in post-handover Hong Kong: Pedagogical discourse and re-contextualization in the curriculumJournal Articles
Paradoxes in intercultural communication, acculturation strategies and adaptation outcomes: International students in Hong KongJournal Articles
The efficacy of the Peace Ambassador Project: Promoting children's emotional intelligence to address aggression in the early childhood classroomJournal Articles
Brokering school improvement through a school–university partnership: A longitudinal social network analysis of middle leadership developmentJournal Articles
L2 English listeners’ perceived comprehensibility and attitudes towards speech produced by L3 English learners from ChinaJournal Articles
School students’ aspirations for STEM careers: The influence of self-concept, parental expectations, career outcome expectations, and perceptions of STEM professionalsJournal Articles
Fundamental movement skills in Hong Kong kindergartens: A grade-level analysisJournal Articles