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Prof. Allan Walker
The Education University of Hong Kong
E. adwalker@eduhk.hk

Allan Walker is Joseph Lau Chair Professor of International Educational Leadership,
Dean, Faculty of Education and Human Development and Director of The Joseph
Lau Luen Hung Charitable Trust Asia Pacific Centre for Leadership and Change at
The Education University of Hong Kong. In 2010 and 2011 he was made a Fellow
of the Australian Council for Educational Leadership and endowed chair
professorship by The Education University of Hong Kong respectively in
recognition of his outstanding research and academic achievements in
international educational leadership globally, but especially in South and
Southeast Asia. In 2015 he received the Edwin M. Bridges Award for significant
contributions to the preparation and development of school leaders from the
University Council of Educational Administration.

Allan serves on the editorial boards of the top ranked journals in his field and has
published extensively on educational administration and leadership; and
leadership development and learning. His work also explores the relationship
between culture and leadership. He has published over 300 books and articles
with international publishers and in the world’s most prestigious academic
journals. His most recent book is Deciphering School Leadership in China:
Conceptualisation, Context and Complexities (co-authored with Qian Haiyan).

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