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This text calls for a broader approach to comparative educational administration: one which uses culture as the principle means of analysis. The articles collected by Allan Walker and Clive Dimmock detail the educational practices and outcomes of other systems while taking into account the mediating influence of culture. In this way, these essays stress the specific aspects of the cultures studied, and map out common ground for the study of administrators' values, beliefs, and actions.
List of contents
Introduction, Allan Walker, Clive Dimmock; Part 1 Conceptualizing and Researching the Influence of Societal Culture; Chapter 1 Cross-Cultural and Comparative Insights into Educational Administration and Leadership, Allan Walker, Clive Dimmock; Chapter 2 Educational Leadership, Clive Dimmock; Chapter 3 Western-Centric Perspectives on Values and Leadership, Paul Begley; Chapter 4 Learning and Teaching, David Watkins; Chapter 5 Issues in the Investigation of School Leadership across Cultures, Ron Heck; Part 2 The Influence of Societal Culture on Schools and School Leadership; Chapter 6 Leadership, Learning, and the Challenge to Democracy, John MacBeath; Chapter 7 Educational Change in Thailand, Philip Hallinger, Pornkasem Kantamara; Chapter 8 Shaping the Curriculum in Hong Kong, Paul Morris, Lo Mun Ling; Chapter 9 Leadership in High Achieving Schools in Singapore, Leslie Sharp, Saravanan Gopinathan; Chapter 10 Leadership and Culture in Chinese Education, Tony Bush, Qiang Haiyan; Chapter 11 School Leadership in English Schools, Geoff Southworth; Chapter 12 Hong Kong Principals’ Dilemmas, Allan Walker; Chapter 13 Conclusion, Clive Dimmock, Allan Walker;
About the author
Allan Walker is Associate Professor of Educational Administration and Policy at the Chinese University of Hong Kong.
Clive Dimmock is Professor of Educational Leadership and Director of the Centre for Educational Leadership and Management at the University of Leicester, England.
Summary
This book calls for a broader approach to comparative educational administration: one which uses culture as the principle means of analysis.
