| Description |
1 online resource (257 pages) : illustrations. |
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text file |
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Reference books in international education
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Reference books in international education.
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Preface / Edwin M. Bridges -- Introduction: Societal cultural context of educational administration and leadership / Allan Walker, Clive Dimmock -- Part I: Conceptualizing and researching the influence of societal culture -- Cross-cultural and comparative insights into educational administration and leadership: an initial framework / Allan Walker, Clive Dimmock -- Educational leadership: taking account of complex global and cultural contexts / Clive Dimmock -- Western-centric perspectives on values and leadership: cultural isomorphs of educational administration / Paul Begley -- Learning and teaching: a cross-cultural perspective / David Watkins -- Issues in the investigation of school leadership across cultures / Ron Heck -- Part II: The influence of societal cutlure on schools and school leadership -- Leadership, learning, and the challenge to democracy: the cases of Hong Kong, the United Kingdom, and the United States / John MacBeath -- Educational change in Thailand: opening a window onto leadership as a cultural process / Philip Hallinger, Pornkasem Kantamara -- Shaping the curriculum in Hong Kong: contexts and cultures / Paul Morris, Lo Mun Ling -- Leadership in high achieving schools in Singapore: the influence of societal culture / Leslie Sharp, Saravanan Gopinathan -- Leadership and culture in Chineses education / Tony Bush, Qiang Haiyan -- School leadership in English schools: portraits, puzzles, and identity / Geoff Southworth -- Hong Kong principals' dilemmas: basic management and consequence / Allan Walker -- Conclusion: Embedding societal culture in the study of educational leadership / Clive Dimmock, Alan Walker. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Educational leadership -- Social aspects -- Cross-cultural studies.
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Educational leadership -- Social aspects. |
| Genre/Form |
Cross-cultural studies.
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Educational leadership. |
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School management and organization -- Social aspects -- Cross-cultural studies.
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School management and organization -- Social aspects. |
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School management and organization. |
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Educational anthropology -- Cross-cultural studies.
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Educational anthropology. |
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Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Walker, Allan, 1956-
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Dimmock, Clive A. J.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Walker, Allan. School Leadership and Administration : The Cultural Context. Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, ©2012 9780415932936 |
| ISBN |
9781136061066 (electronic book) |
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1136061061 (electronic book) |
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9780203616130 (ebook) |
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0203616138 (ebook) |
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1136061061 |
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0415932939 (hardback) |
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0415932947 (paperback) |
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9780415932936 |
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