Future School Administration

by Dimmock, Clive

• ISBN13: 9789622019171
• ISBN10: 962201917X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-11-01
• Publisher: Chinese Univ Pr

Summary

The book brings together a wealth of original and insightful materials by scholars and practitioners in the field of education from diverse cultural backgrounds. Current issues of education, including school performance; school effectiveness, leadership and management, design and improvement; and the globalization and internationalization of local policies and policy reforms, are discussed from both Western and Asian cultural perspectives, showing both the similarities and differences of school leadership in these two worlds. In addressing the nature and the implications of these important issues from macro-system to micro-school levels, the book constitutes an invaluable resource for academics, policy makers, and practitioners alike.

Table of Contents

Foreword	ix
Leslie N. K. Lo
Preface	xiii
Contributors	xv
Introduction
Developing Educational Administration: The Impact of Societal Culture on Theory and Practice	3	(22)
Allan Walker
Clive Dimmock
Part One: Selected Western Perspectives on Managing Schools
School Reform in the United States: What Works?	25	(24)
Brian Rowan
A Gestalt View of Planning Curriculum and Pedagogy	49	(20)
Thomas O'Donoghue
Valuing Diversity in Schools: Leaders Confronting the Limits of Uniformity	69	(26)
Allan Walker
Terry Quong
Teacher Learning Through Story: Building Professional Communities	95	(20)
Glenda Campbell-Evans
Team Leadership: Reflections on Theory and Practice	115	(16)
Kenneth Stott
Zhang Yenming
The School Design Model: Strategy for the Design of 21st Century Schools	131	(38)
Alan Bain
Part Two: Selected Asian Perspectives on Managing Schools
Leading Educational Change in Southeast Asia: The Challenge of Creating Learning Systems	169	(22)
Philip Hallinger
Hong Kong's School Reform: Importing Western Policy Into an Asian Culture	191	(34)
Clive Dimmock
Securing a Better Future: A Hong Kong School Principal's Perception of Leadership in Times of Change	225	(24)
Robin M. B. Cheung
Leading Hong Kong Schools Into the 21st Century: A Principal's Perspective	249	(20)
Peter H. W. Lim
In Search of Excellent Schools: The Case of Hong Kong	269	(22)
Nicholas S. K. Pang
Reform in Primary and Secondary School Administration in China	291	(20)
Jing Lin
Tridhos School Village: Lessons From Importing a Western Model of School Design Into Thailand	311	(24)
Simon Gipson
Conclusion
Future School Administration: Global or Culture-Bound?	335
Clive Dimmock
Allan Walker