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Implementing the SENCo System in Hong Kong: An Initial Investigation
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Poon-McBrayer, Kim Fong – British Journal of Special Education, 2012
Monitoring mechanisms of support services for students with special needs can be broadly classified as external and internal. Resembling the UK model, Hong Kong has adopted an internal mechanism through the establishment of the SENCo post. This investigation, written by Dr Kim Fong Poon-McBrayer, of the Hong Kong Institute of Education, explores…
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Leadership Styles, Interviews, Foreign Countries
Who Really Leads and Manages the Curriculum in Primary Schools? A Hong Kong Case-Study
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Lee, John Chi-Kin; Dimmock, Clive; Yeung, Tai-Yuen Au – Curriculum Journal, 2009
Surprisingly little is known about the micro-leadership and management of the curriculum within schools. This study first applies a purpose-designed set of research instruments to penetrate the micro-workings of school decision-making in curriculum, teaching and learning. Second, it reports the findings from an application of the instruments in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Case Studies, Instructional Leadership, Elementary Education
Vice-Principalship: Their Responsibility Roles and Career Aspirations
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Lee, John Chi-Kin; Kwan, Paula; Walker, Allan – International Journal of Leadership in Education, 2009
A discrepancy exists between the ideal and the actual roles played by vice-principals (VPs). This gap between roles influences the level of job satisfaction, which, in turn, affects their desire for a principalship. This study used a questionnaire survey of about 300 Hong Kong VPs to examine the core responsibility dimensions pertaining to their…
Descriptors: Job Satisfaction, Foreign Countries, Occupational Aspiration, Administrator Responsibility