Inner worlds and outer limits: the formation of beginning school principals in Hong Kong-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Inner worlds and outer limits: the formation of beginning school principals in Hong Kong

Published:2006-07-01 Issue:4 Volume:44 Page:389-407
ISSN:0957-8234
Container-title:Journal of Educational Administration
language:en
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Author:

Man‐biu Cheung Robin,Walker Allan

Abstract

AbstractPurpose – This paper aims to contribute to one's understanding of how beginning principals in Hong Kong exercise leadership by exploring the concurrent influence of their inner worlds and the external contexts on their leadership within a reforming environment.Design/methodology/approachBased on a study of the work lives of beginning principals in Hong Kong, this paper discusses a number of findings which attest to the complexity of the role of principals in a reforming environment and how this is influenced by an amalgam of personal and other contextual factors.FindingsThese include a set of categories and sub‐categories which help to frame an understanding of the work lives of beginning principals, and a rough typology of beginning principals.Originality/valueThe paper contains original data about secondary school beginning principals in Hong Kong, illustrating how their personal characteristics interact with other contextual features to shape their leadership.

Publisher

Emerald

Subject

Public Administration,Education

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