Understanding China's School Leadership Interpreting the Terminology

• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore Springer Nature 2020
• Subjects: Education; Education and state; Educational policy; School administration; School management and organization; Schools; thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JN Education::JNF Educational strategies and policy; thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JN Education::JNK Educational administration and organization; thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JN Education::JNL Schools and pre-schools
• Online Access: Open Access: DOAB: description of the publication; Open Access: DOAB, download the publication
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (278 p.)
• ISBN: 978-981-15-0749-6
• Access: Open Access

This open access book outlines key terms of China's school leadership in Chinese political and legal, financial, administrative, and cultural contexts. It reveals and interprets the real meaning of these practical terms based on existing laws, government documents, school policy texts as well as the latest empirical findings from school leaders and teachers' surveys and interviews in China. Providing a holistic picture of China's school leadership through the unique meanings of these terms, the book offers researchers and graduate students insights into school leadership practice and its context in China. Thus, it would likely intensify readers' knowledge base to analyse and interpret the phenomenon and research data regarding China's school leadership. ; Outlines key terms reflecting the characteristics and uniqueness of China's school leadership Provides readers with a holistic picture of China's school leadership by understanding the real meaning of the terms Offers insights into school leadership context of China to researchers and graduate students in this field Enriches the knowledge base to analyse and interpret the phenomenon or research data regarding China's school leadership Open Access