ERIC Number: EJ968098
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012-May
Pages: 19
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ISSN: ISSN-1741-1432
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The Strategic Thinking Skills of Hong Kong School Leaders: Usage and Effectiveness
Pang, Nicholas Sun-Keung; Pisapia, John
Educational Management Administration & Leadership, v40 n3 p343-361 May 2012
The purpose of this study was to identify strategic thinking skills that distinguish effective school leaders in Hong Kong. Three constructs framed the study: strategic thinking skills, organizational-personal characteristics, and school leader effectiveness. This study used a quantitative non-experimental design, and univariate and correlation techniques to identify the relationships between the variables examined. Five hundred and forty-three (543) school leaders participated in the study. The factor structure of the strategic thinking questionnaire (STQ) in the Chinese context was validated. The results confirmed that a link between use of strategic thinking skills and leader effectiveness exists. The strategic thinking skills profile of Hong Kong school leaders is formed around systems thinking; it is the strongest predictor of leader effectiveness. This thinking profile changes depending on role assignment, school type, and environmental complexity. Principals use systems thinking and reframing in tandem. Vice-principals use reframing more often than the other skills. Senior masters use strategic thinking skills significantly less often than principals and vice-principals. (Contains 6 tables.)
Descriptors: Factor Structure, Leadership Effectiveness, Educational Change, Foreign Countries, Principals, Thinking Skills, Administrator Effectiveness, Best Practices, Individual Characteristics, Institutional Characteristics, Correlation, Predictor Variables, Questionnaires, Systems Approach, Leadership Styles, Reflection, Use Studies, Schematic Studies, Strategic Planning, Administrator Attitudes, Change Strategies, Educational Administration
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Hong Kong
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