Exploring Principals' Dilemmas in Hong Kong: Increasing Cross-Cultural Understanding of School Leadership.

Walker, Allan; Dimmock, Clive

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ERIC Number: EJ581502

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Publication Date: 1999

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Exploring Principals' Dilemmas in Hong Kong: Increasing Cross-Cultural Understanding of School Leadership.

Walker, Allan; Dimmock, Clive

International Journal of Educational Reform, v8 n1 p15-24 Jan 1999

Builds a case for studying principals' dilemmas, discusses lack of studies in non-Western contexts, and briefly reviews Hong Kong schooling reforms. Describes how 15 Hong Kong principals managed various dilemmas and the managerial consequences. Although dilemmas may be generic across cultures, their formation and management seem culturally related. (32 references) (MLH)

Descriptors: Administrative Problems, Cultural Influences, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Leadership Styles, Principals, School Administration

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Hong Kong

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