TY  - JOUR
N2  - 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.
PB  - Institut Aminuddin Baki
Y1  - 2015///
A1  - Shaobing, Tang
A1  - Hallinger, Philip
A1  - Jiafang, Lu
EP  - 281
UR  - http://www.iab.edu.my
ID  - iab_repo484
JF  - PROCEEDINGS 3rd REGIONAL CONFERENCE ON EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT
AV  - public
TI  - LEADING SCHOOL CHANGE IN CHINA: A PRELIMINARY
INVESTIGATION
SP  - 255
KW  - school principal
KW  -  change
KW  -  educational reform
ER  -