Connecting Research and Knowledge on Educational Leadership in the West and Asia: Adopting a Cross-Cultural Comparative Perspective

Autor/in	Dimmock, Clive
Titel	Connecting Research and Knowledge on Educational Leadership in the West and Asia: Adopting a Cross-Cultural Comparative Perspective
Quelle	In: Comparative Education, 56 (2020) 2, S.257-277 (21 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0305-0068
DOI	10.1080/03050068.2019.1703393
Schlagwörter	Cross Cultural Studies; Instructional Leadership; Western Civilization; Asian Culture; Global Approach; Cultural Differences; Educational Research; Comparative Education; Ethnocentrism; Meta Analysis; Social Environment; Educational Change; Educational Improvement; Barriers; Research Methodology + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Cultural comparison; Kulturvergleich; Instruction; Leadership; Bildung; Erziehung; Führung; Globales Denken; Kultureller Unterschied; Bildungsforschung; Pädagogische Forschung; Vergleichende Erziehungswissenschaft; Ethnozentrismus; Meta-analysis; Metaanalyse; Soziales Umfeld; Bildungsreform; Teaching improvement; Unterrichtsentwicklung; Research method; Forschungsmethode
Abstract	The field of educational leadership has yet to develop a coherent knowledge base that reflects the global diversity of policies and practices. This disconnect -- for example between Asian and Western research, presents a major challenge, curtailing authentic knowledge production and transfer. Accordingly, a major objective for the field is the creation of a cross-culturally valid knowledge base with global relevance. This conceptual paper addresses the phenomenon of global knowledge construction in educational leadership and the challenges of achieving coherence and connectivity between bodies of research from diverse politico-socio-cultural settings. In achieving greater connectivity between Asian and Western educational leadership research, a cross-cultural comparative approach is advocated. A comparatively informed universal knowledge base would highlight current ethnocentricity characterizing the field, and the socio-cultural embeddedness of educational leadership. While acknowledging the benefits and challenges of such an approach, the paper advocates four types of cultural and cross-cultural comparative studies, namely, meta studies of large data sets, socio-educational studies placing leadership in a social milieu context; system reform studies based on initiatives to improve education systems; and indigenous studies of educational leadership reflecting the uniqueness of societal cultures. Finally, the paper suggests more robust research methods for achieving authentic cross-cultural connectivity across knowledge bases to secure authentic knowledge production and transfer. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01