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Walker, Allan; Ko, James – School Leadership & Management, 2011
This article presents the findings of a study into the leadership practices of Hong Kong principals working within an environment of increasing accountability. The study set out to investigate the relationships between sets of principal leadership practices and the levels of "alignment," "coherence and structure" and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Accountability, Leadership, Principals
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Durkin, Kevin; Conti-Ramsden, Gina; Walker, Allan; Simkin, Zoe – British Journal of Developmental Psychology, 2009
Many uses of new media entail processing language content, yet little is known about the relationship between language ability and media use in young people. This study compares educational versus interpersonal uses of home computers in adolescents with and without a history of specific language impairment (SLI). Participants were 55 17-year-olds…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Computer Uses in Education, Computers, Recreational Activities
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Cheung, Robin Man-biu; Walker, Allan – Journal of Educational Administration, 2006
Purpose: 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/approach: Based on a study of the work lives of beginning principals…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Instructional Leadership, Beginning Principals, Leadership Training