Curriculum leadership of Hong Kong secondary school principles in times of reform

Chan, Y

Curriculum leadership of Hong Kong secondary school principles in times of reform

Chan, Y

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dc.contributor.author	Chan, Y
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-15T05:28:48Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-15T05:28:48Z
dc.date.issued	2010
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/36480
dc.description	University of Technology, Sydney. Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.	en_US
dc.description.abstract	This study was designed to examine the leadership role of secondary school principals in the ten-year curriculum reform in Hong Kong to gain insights into the complexities of curriculum leadership and management in schools. While studies of principal leadership in relation to school reforms and successful quality interventions in education have been quite common, principal leadership during the ten-year reform has barely been studied in Hong Kong. A purposive sampling technique led to the identification of six principals from different school contexts who had experienced the process of the Hong Kong Curriculum Reform since 2000. Adopting a case study method, the research examined the insights and experiences of principals who were midway through the historical ten-year curriculum reform. Data were gathered from semi-structured interviews, school documents and External School Review Reports by the Government. These data were analysed to generate information pertaining to their understanding of the curriculum reform, their leadership role and their leadership behaviours. The major finding was that all six principals agreed with the need for education reforms in Hong Kong and accepted that the new curriculum framework was necessary to keep pace with changing social and global trends. All of them adopted a mix of leadership styles in leading the curriculum change in their schools. The leadership strategies they adopted resembled some of the characteristics of effective principals reviewed in the literature, namely: possess clear vision and strategic planning, create a facilitative environment and culture for change, distribute leadership and develop middle leaders, build teacher capacity, build a learning and collaborative community, apply appropriate leadership styles, and seek and provide resources and support. The enabling factors and constraints they identified through the implementation of the reform and their views and experiences relating to their professional development are also reported in the study. Implications for policy, practice and further research are offered.	en_US
dc.format	Thesis (PhD)	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
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dc.rights	© 2010 Yuk-king CHAN
dc.title	Curriculum leadership of Hong Kong secondary school principles in times of reform	en_US
dc.type	Thesis
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This study was designed to examine the leadership role of secondary school principals in the ten-year curriculum reform in Hong Kong to gain insights into the complexities of curriculum leadership and management in schools. While studies of principal leadership in relation to school reforms and successful quality interventions in education have been quite common, principal leadership during the ten-year reform has barely been studied in Hong Kong. A purposive sampling technique led to the identification of six principals from different school contexts who had experienced the process of the Hong Kong Curriculum Reform since 2000. Adopting a case study method, the research examined the insights and experiences of principals who were midway through the historical ten-year curriculum reform. Data were gathered from semi-structured interviews, school documents and External School Review Reports by the Government. These data were analysed to generate information pertaining to their understanding of the curriculum reform, their leadership role and their leadership behaviours. The major finding was that all six principals agreed with the need for education reforms in Hong Kong and accepted that the new curriculum framework was necessary to keep pace with changing social and global trends. All of them adopted a mix of leadership styles in leading the curriculum change in their schools. The leadership strategies they adopted resembled some of the characteristics of effective principals reviewed in the literature, namely: possess clear vision and strategic planning, create a facilitative environment and culture for change, distribute leadership and develop middle leaders, build teacher capacity, build a learning and collaborative community, apply appropriate leadership styles, and seek and provide resources and support. The enabling factors and constraints they identified through the implementation of the reform and their views and experiences relating to their professional development are also reported in the study. Implications for policy, practice and further research are offered.

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