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The Development of School Autonomy and Accountability in Hong Kong: Multiple Changes in Governance, Work, Curriculum, and Learning
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Ko, James; Cheng, Yin Cheong; Lee, Theodore Tai Hoi – International Journal of Educational Management, 2016
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to trace the development of school autonomy and accountability and related multiple changes and impacts in key areas of school education in Hong Kong since implementing school-based management (SBM) from 1990s. Design/methodology/approach: To explore the evolution and the uniqueness of autonomy and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Institutional Autonomy, Educational Policy, Accountability
School-Based Management and Paradigm Shift in Education an Empirical Study
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Cheng, Yin Cheong; Mok, Magdalena Mo Ching – International Journal of Educational Management, 2007
Purpose: This paper aims to report empirical research investigating how school-based management (SBM) and paradigm shift (PS) in education are closely related to teachers' student-centered teaching and students' active learning in a sample of Hong Kong secondary schools. Design/methodology/approach: It is a cross-sectional survey research…
Descriptors: Secondary Schools, Student Attitudes, Models, School Based Management
Hong Kong Educational Reforms in the Last Decade: Reform Syndrome and New Developments
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Cheng, Yin Cheong – International Journal of Educational Management, 2009
Purpose: This paper aims to analyse the reform syndrome, bottle-neck effects and their impacts on teachers and school education in the last ten years and highlight the direction of new developments. Design/methodology/approach: The paper examines educational reforms in Hong Kong in the last decade. Findings: Echoing the international trends of…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Foreign Countries, Educational History, Theory Practice Relationship
Research on Total Teacher Effectiveness: Conception Strategies.
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Cheng, Yin Cheong; Tsui, Kwok Tung – International Journal of Educational Management, 1998
Discusses new strategies for conceptualizing teacher effectiveness at the elementary/secondary levels, to be used as a basis for improving the usefulness of research on teacher effectiveness. The aim is to shift away from one-dimensional assessment of individual teachers toward a multidimensional approach that can inform improvement of both…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria
A CMI-Triplization Paradigm for Reforming Education in the New Millennium.
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Cheng, Yin Cheong – International Journal of Educational Management, 2000
Proposes a new paradigm for teaching and learning based on the concepts of contexualized multiple intelligences (CMIs) and concepts and processes of triplization, including globalization, localization, and individualization. Implications of the new paradigm for changing curriculum, pedagogy, and general educational reform are drawn. (DB)
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Principles, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
A Theory of Self-Learning in a Networked Human and IT Environment: Implications for Education Reforms.
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Mok, Magdalena Mo Ching; Cheng, Yin Cheong – International Journal of Educational Management, 2001
Discusses a theoretical model that can be used to deepen understanding of the nature and process of self-learning, and to facilitate students in becoming highly motivated and effective self-learners with the support of a networked human and information technology (IT) environment. Explores how the theory's implications can contribute to…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Independent Study, Information Technology, Learning Motivation