@article{iab_repo484,
            year = {2015},
           title = {LEADING SCHOOL CHANGE IN CHINA: A PRELIMINARY
INVESTIGATION},
       publisher = {Institut Aminuddin Baki},
          author = {Tang Shaobing and Philip Hallinger and Lu Jiafang},
           pages = {255--281},
         journal = {PROCEEDINGS 3rd REGIONAL CONFERENCE ON EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT},
        keywords = {school principal, change, educational reform},
             url = {http://eprints.iab.edu.my/v2/484/},
        abstract = {Mainland China has undergonecontinuous reforms in educationover the past
decades. In this context, China?s Ministry of Education has cast school principals as
key actors in leading and managing change in schoolsat the local level throughout
the country. This article reviews the literature background of Chinese school change
and explores how school leaders in one city in South China foster successful change.
The study employed qualitative interviews with five school principals who had
demonstrated success at leading change in their schools. The purpose of the study is
to explore how Chinese school leaders successfully respond to the implementation of
educational reform. The paper also seeks to uncover directions for future research
and offer implications for school leaders in implementing educational change in
China.}
}