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Principal Leadership in Taiwan Schools
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2010
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During the past two decades, Taiwan's Ministry of Education has responded to globalization by restructuring school curricular, instructional, and decision making practices along western lines in an attempt to attain legitimacy on the world stage. As a result, Taiwanese principals, once kings within their schools, now must share power with other school stakeholders. In the process, these principals are held responsible for implementing reform measures that tend to damage trust and confidence in the system among local stakeholders because they cut against longstanding social and organizational norms. Principal Leadership in Taiwan Schools examines principals' adjustment to their new leadership role, highlighting the pervasive tensions between collegial forms of leadership with more authoritative, top-down models common to East Asian countries. Such dilemmas are becoming increasingly common, not only in Taiwan but in other nations including the U.S. Shouse and Lin examine them based on a review of Taiwan's past and recent history of school reform, principal interviews, and school observations. The authors' knowledge and experience as researchers and teachers in Taiwan's educational system allow them to provide insightful perspectives on how to balance this precarious shift of power.
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Copyright year
2010
ISBN-Print
978-1-4422-0616-8
ISBN-Online
978-1-4422-0618-2
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
118
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Contents No access
Preface No access
Acknowledgments No access
Chapter 01. Introduction and Rationale No access Pages 1 - 14
Chapter 02. Western Concepts and Chinese Contrasts No access Pages 15 - 34
Chapter 03. Taiwan’s Education System and Its Recent Reforms No access Pages 35 - 52
Chapter 04. Voices of Taiwan School Principals No access Pages 53 - 86
Chapter 05. Discussion and Implications No access Pages 87 - 102
