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Liu, Peng – International Journal of Leadership in Education, 2017
Chinese culture is widely regarded as being dominated by Confucian thought, which is characterized as focusing on morality, relationalism and collectivism. Also, Chinese culture has been deemed to be very hierarchical and lacking in a sense of autonomy. However, there has been little attention paid to other diverse elements in Chinese culture and…
Descriptors: Asian Culture, Leadership, Foreign Countries, Cultural Influences
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Stickney, Jeff – International Journal of Leadership in Education, 2015
In this commentary 26-year Ontario district teacher, Jeff Stickney, begins by surveying balanced approaches to large- and small-scale education reforms: contrasting linear alignment with more complex ecological models, drawing on recent work by Andy Hargreaves (2008; Hargreaves & Shirley, 2012). Next, through a brief case study of School…
Descriptors: Alignment (Education), Educational Change, Educational Philosophy, School Effectiveness
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Male, Trevor; Palaiologou, Ioanna – International Journal of Leadership in Education, 2012
The history of leadership in educational settings that has a principal focus on student learning is one dominated by Western cultures, particularly those in the USA; also, it has developed two near-identical models of leadership commonly known as "instructional" or "learning-centred". This paper explores the relevance of these…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Instructional Leadership, Educational History, Epistemology
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Thomson, Pat; Hall, Christine – International Journal of Leadership in Education, 2011
Scholars of educational change agree that leaders need to develop a vision, build capacity and ensure ownership of change by staff. We argue that understanding the actual work that leaders must do in order to convert these categories into action, requires a social practice approach. Taking the notion of sense-making as a social practice, drawn…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Urban Schools, Ethnography, School Culture
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Walters, David – International Journal of Leadership in Education, 2012
Emotional factors play a part in the learning process, and, so too for leadership. Fullan (2001) identified self-awareness, self-regulation, motivation, empathy, social skills, adaptability, stress management and general mood as fundamental characteristics of emotional intelligence. If leaders exemplify these characteristics, this will positively…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Leadership, Administrator Characteristics, Leadership Effectiveness
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Singh, Abhinav; Purohit, Bharathi – International Journal of Leadership in Education, 2011
Due to privatization of higher education in India, there has been an emergence of sub-standard schools throughout the country. The higher education system in teaching institutes lacks incentives to perform; there is no reward for the meritorious and no way to ease out the non-performers. The quality of teaching and research cannot be evaluated…
Descriptors: Postdoctoral Education, Privatization, Integrity, Foreign Countries