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The Structural Causes of Teacher Burnout in Hong Kong
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Tsang, Kwok Kuen – Chinese Education & Society, 2018
Since the mid 1990s, teacher burnout has become a crucial phenomenon in the Hong Kong education system, as increasing numbers of Hong Kong teachers have been reported as stressed, exhausted, and depersonalized in their teaching. In the Hong Kong community, including the academic circle, many people have applied the psychological theory of burnout…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Burnout, Social Problems, Educational Change
Principal-Teacher Interactions and Teacher Leadership Development: Beginning Teachers' Perspectives
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Szeto, Elson; Cheng, Annie Yan-Ni – International Journal of Leadership in Education, 2018
Teacher leadership lies at the heart of school improvement. Leadership development among beginning teachers, however, is often neglected. This paper examines the role of principal-teacher interactions in the leadership development of a group of beginning teachers. Using a case study design, interviews were conducted and documentary evidence was…
Descriptors: Principals, Teacher Administrator Relationship, Teacher Leadership, Beginning Teachers
Teacher Demoralization, Disempowerment and School Administration
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Tsang, Kwok Kuen; Liu, Dian – Qualitative Research in Education, 2016
Teacher demoralization is a concept describing the negative emotional experiences affecting teachers' well-being and quality of teaching. However, since the dominant discourse about teacher demoralization is influenced by psychological perspectives, especially the theory of burnout, most of effort to promote teachers' well-being and quality of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary School Teachers, Teacher Morale, Teacher Empowerment
Preparing School Leaders: The Professional Development Needs of Newly Appointed Principals
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Ng, Shun-wing; Szeto, Sing-ying Elson – Educational Management Administration & Leadership, 2016
In Hong Kong, there is an acute need to provide newly appointed principals with opportunities for continuous professional development so that they could face the impact of reforms and globalization on school development. The Education Bureau has commissioned the tertiary institutions to provide structured professional development courses to cater…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Beginning Principals, Professional Development, Leadership Training
The Role of "Meeting Pupil Needs and Empowering Staff" in Quality Management System
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Cheng, Alison Lai Fong; Yau, Hon Keung – Journal of Research in Education, 2012
The study aims to examine the effectiveness of the implementation of "Meeting Pupil Needs and Empowering Staff" in the quality management in Hong Kong primary schools. A case study of nine primary schools was conducted and a qualitative method of interviews was adopted in this study. A total of 9 principals and 9 teachers from 9 primary…
Descriptors: Total Quality Management, Student Needs, Elementary Education, Qualitative Research
Building Collaborative Structures for Teachers' Autonomy and Self-Efficacy: The Mediating Role of Participative Management and Learning Culture
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Lu, Jiafang; Jiang, Xinhui; Yu, Huen; Li, Dongyu – School Effectiveness and School Improvement, 2015
This study focused on the collaborative structure-building behavior of school principals and examined how such behavior affects teacher empowerment. More important, it tested the mediating effects of participative management and learning culture. By collecting nested data from 104 schools in Hong Kong and adopting multilevel structural equation…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Professional Autonomy, Teacher Empowerment, Principals