Full Description
Providing a window on educational leadership from an Asian cultural perspective, Liu and Thien's edited collection describes how educational leadership is linked with national culture in the context of different Asian countries.
While much of the scholarship on this topic has been built on Western paradigms, this book examines the measurement of school leadership from a diverse lens by taking cultural context into account while examining educational leadership. Drawing on cross-cultural perspectives, the authors investigate the relationship between leadership for learning and societal culture, in addition to the relationship between leadership style and culture. The text provides a theoretical basis for understanding leadership in the context of Asian countries, and offers practical suggestions for identifying effective, and culturally sensitive leadership practices in similar cultural contexts.
An excellent resource for graduate students, researchers in comparative education, educational practitioners looking to improve their education practices, and anyone interested in cultural leadership practices.
Contents
1. Benevolent Leadership in Chinese Turnaround Schools: A Confucius Perspective 2. Understanding the Perceptions of Malaysian Chinese School Heads on Their Instructional Leadership Roles: A Cultural Lens 3. Understanding the Roles of Taoist Leadership in Transforming Chinese Higher Education Institutions 4. Conceptions of Effective Leadership: A Contextually Grounded Perspective of Omani School Principals 5. Understanding School Leadership Practices in the Maldives: The Perspectives of Societal Culture 6. Instructional Leadership Practices in Primary Schools: A Malaysian Indian Culture Perspective 7. The Introduction of New Public Management into School Leadership in Japan: Implications for Japanese Paternalistic Culture 8. Connecting Culture and Social-Emotional Competencies: School Leaders in Azerbaijan 9. School Leadership and Indonesian Culture: Revealing the Local Knowledge Development in Post-New Order Indonesia 10. Understanding Singaporean Educational Leadership: A Sociocultural Perspective 11. "Are We Really that Different?": A Rasch Investigation of Cultural Work Values of School Leaders, Middle Managers, and Teachers in Singapore 12. Conclusion
