Educational Change in Thailand: Opening a Window onto Leadership as a Cultural Process.

Hallinger, Philip; Kantamara, Pornkasem

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ERIC Number: EJ611190

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 2000

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Educational Change in Thailand: Opening a Window onto Leadership as a Cultural Process.

Hallinger, Philip; Kantamara, Pornkasem

School Leadership & Management, v20 n2 p189-205 May 2000

A case study of change leadership in a Thai school illustrates the salience of multicultural perspectives on school leadership. A cultural analysis of the change process contrasts the nature of "empowering" reforms with the underlying cultural norms of Thai society. Implications for leading East/West reforms are discussed. (Contains 52 references.) (MLH)

Descriptors: Case Studies, Cultural Pluralism, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Leadership, Non Western Civilization, Norms, Program Implementation, School Administration, Social Influences, Traditional Schools, Western Civilization

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Thailand

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