Principal Leadership in an Era of Accountability: A Perspective from the Hong Kong Context

Autor/inn/en	Walker, Allan; Ko, James
Titel	Principal Leadership in an Era of Accountability: A Perspective from the Hong Kong Context
Quelle	In: School Leadership & Management, 31 (2011) 4, S.369-392 (24 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1363-2434
DOI	10.1080/13632434.2011.606269
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Accountability; Leadership; Principals; Alignment (Education); Educational Practices; Questionnaires; Teacher Attitudes; Institutional Characteristics; Secondary Schools; Educational Improvement; Student Improvement; Educational Environment; Leadership Effectiveness; Professional Development; Educational Administration; Hong Kong + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Verantwortung; Führung; Führungsposition; Principal; Schulleiter; Bildungspraxis; Fragebogen; Lehrerverhalten; Sekundarschule; Teaching improvement; Unterrichtsentwicklung; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Führungseffizienz; Bildungsverwaltung; Schuladministration; Schulverwaltung; Hongkong
Abstract	This article presents the findings of a study into the leadership practices of Hong Kong principals working within an environment of increasing accountability. The study set out to investigate the relationships between sets of principal leadership practices and the levels of "alignment," "coherence and structure" and "support for students" in the school. Results indicated that principals tend to emphasise the professional development of teachers and key staff as a way to strengthen alignment within the school and between school and government policies. However, findings also suggest that working in an accountability environment can have a negative impact on the support provided for students. (Contains 6 notes, 4 tables, and 2 figures.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10