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EPL-APCLC Research Seminar on School Autonomy, Leadership & Learning: A Reconceptualization & The Development of School Autonomy in Hong Kong: Multiple Changes Prof. Cheng Yin Cheong and Dr Ko Yue On James, fellows of APCLC, will conduct a Research Seminar on ‘School Autonomy, Leadership & Learning: A Reconceptualization & The Development of School Autonomy in Hong Kong: Multiple Changes’ for EdUHK Faculty and students on December 13, 2016. Details of the seminar below:
About the Seminar: School Autonomy, Leadership & Learning: A Reconceptualization This paper aims to develop a framework for reconceptualising research on school autonomy which redresses the limitations of traditional research, strengthens the conceptual links between school autonomy and learning outcomes, and offers a range of new strategies for studying the interplay of school autonomy, leadership and learning. Based on a review of international studies and the findings of the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) and the Teaching and Learning International Study (TALIS), the conceptual gaps in traditional research on school autonomy in relation to leadership and learning are discussed, and their implications for the development of a new framework are outlined. The new ideas and perspectives associated with the reconceptualisation framework will contribute to future research in this area on an international scale. Future PISA, TALIS and similar studies will also benefit from this reconceptualisation. The Development of School Autonomy in Hong Kong: Multiple Changes The purpose of this paper is to trace the development of school autonomy and accountability and related multiple changes and impacts in key areas of school education in Hong Kong since implementing school-based management (SBM) from 1990s. To explore the evolution and the uniqueness of autonomy and accountability in the Hong Kong school system, the paper begins with an historical account, followed by an evaluation of the effects of SBM as shown in policy documents, local research, international reviews and illustrative findings from a case study. The local and international implications of SBM for research and practice are then discussed. This investigation of school autonomy and accountability in Hong Kong provides the international audience with a deeper understanding of the dynamics involved in the development of SBM. |
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