The Effective Principal: A Case Study of Ying Wa College, Hong Kong

Autor/inn/en	Burton, Neil; Brundrett, Mark; Yeung, John
Titel	The Effective Principal: A Case Study of Ying Wa College, Hong Kong
Quelle	In: Management in Education, 19 (2005) 4, S.28-31 (4 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0892-0206
DOI	10.1177/089202060501900406
Schlagwörter	School Effectiveness; Program Effectiveness; Parent Associations; Administrative Organization; Foreign Countries; Cultural Context; Leadership; Principals; Single Sex Classes; Males; Administrator Attitudes; Interviews; Case Studies; Hong Kong + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schuleffizienz; Elternvertretung; Ausland; Führung; Führungsposition; Principal; Schulleiter; Single-sex classes; Single-sex schools; Single sex schools; Getrenntgeschlechtliche Erziehung; Schule; Male; Männliches Geschlecht; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Hongkong
Abstract	It has been argued that "leadership" is seen as being centrally synonymous with school effectiveness and yet there is comparatively little evidence of the effects of leadership on school outcomes. More specifically, studies of principalship in Hong Kong have tended to be conducted in the quantitative tradition. The study described in this article was carried out at a long-established boys' school in Hong Kong with a missionary background going back to the early 19th century. The intention of the study was to understand the relationship between perceptions of senior staff and key stakeholders in relation to the impact of principal leadership and the overall effectiveness of the school. The principal, his deputies, the school supervisor, and the chairman of the teacher and parent association, along with a sample of teachers, were interviewed as part of a year-long study. Findings suggest that it was perceived that the principal does have a direct impact on the effectiveness of the school, but a desire for increased autonomy by other members of the senior management team was evident as part of a desire to systematise key processes throughout the school and in order to build leadership capacity. It is argued that such findings are particularly notable in the specific cultural context of South-East Asia. (Contains 3 tables.) (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10