A Re-Examination of Leadership Style for Hong Kong School-Based Management (SBM) Schools

Autor/inn/en	Hui, Sammy King-fai; Cheung, Hoi Yan
Titel	A Re-Examination of Leadership Style for Hong Kong School-Based Management (SBM) Schools
Quelle	In: Asia Pacific Journal of Education, 26 (2006) 2, S.173-187 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0218-8791
Schlagwörter	School Based Management; Educational Administration; Foreign Countries; Transformational Leadership; Instructional Leadership; Leadership Styles; Participative Decision Making; Policy Analysis; Cultural Influences; Educational Assessment; Educational Indicators; Change Strategies; Educational Change; Hong Kong + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Bildungsverwaltung; Schuladministration; Schulverwaltung; Ausland; Instruction; Leadership; Bildung; Erziehung; Führung; Führungsstil; Politikfeldanalyse; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Education; assessment; Bewertungssystem; Educational indicato; Bildungsindikator; Lösungsstrategie; Bildungsreform; Hongkong
Abstract	Leadership style has always been a controversial topic in educational administration and management. Following the recommendation of the Education Commission to introduce school-based management (SBM) into Hong Kong schools in the early 1990s, discussions about the kind of leadership style that is appropriate for SBM schools have never ceased. The government holds a continuing belief that SBM schools work better if they are managed by "better" principals, and emphasises the value of "transformational leadership." However, this paper articulates the limitations of that leadership style and argues for complementing it with "educational leadership," which purports that principals have an obligation to learn with others about ways of promoting student learning. Secondly, the staff should also be encouraged and helped to carry out certain leadership functions. These arguments are supported by references to the most relevant literature. The discussion is useful to school principals, leaders, and teachers by offering them a better understanding of how to facilitate the implementation of SBM. (Contains 8 notes.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10