School leadership and administration : adopting a cultural perspective /
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| Imprint: | New York : RoutledgeFalmer, 2002. |
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| Description: | xiv, 242 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Garland reference library of social science Reference books in international education Garland reference library of social science. Reference books in international education. |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4760202 |
Table of Contents:
- Preface / Edwin M. Bridges
- Introduction: The Societal Cultural Context of Educational Administration and Leadership / Allan Walker and Clive Dimmock
- Pt. I. Conceptualizing and Researching the Influence of Societal Culture
- 1. Cross-Cultural and Comparative Insights into Educational Administration and Leadership: An Initial Framework / Allan Walker and Clive Dimmock
- 2. Educational Leadership: Taking Account of Complex Global and Cultural Contexts / Clive Dimmock
- 3. Western-Centric Perspectives on Values and Leadership: Cultural Isomorphs of Educational Administration / Paul Begley
- 4. Learning and Teaching: A Cross-Cultural Perspective / David Watkins
- 5. Issues in the Investigation of School Leadership across Cultures / Ron Heck
- Pt. II. The Influence of Societal Culture on Schools and School Leadership
- 6. Leadership, Learning, and the Challenge to Democracy: The Cases of Hong Kong, the United Kingdom, and the United States / John MacBeath
- 7. Educational Change in Thailand: Opening a Window onto Leadership as a Cultural Process / Philip Hallinger and Pornkasem Kantamara
- 8. Shaping the Curriculum in Hong Kong: Contexts and Cultures / Paul Morris and Lo Mun Ling
- 9. Leadership in High Achieving Schools in Singapore: The Influence of Societal Culture / Leslie Sharp and Saravanan Gopinathan
- 10. Leadership and Culture in Chinese Education / Tony Bush and Qiang Haiyan
- 11. School Leadership in English Schools: Portraits, Puzzles, and Identity / Geoff Southworth
- 12. Hong Kong Principals' Dilemmas: Basic Management and Consequence / Allan Walker
- 13. Conclusion: Embedding Societal Culture in the Study of Educational Leadership / Clive Dimmock and Allan Walker.
