Message from Department Higher Degrees and Research Committee
In collaboration with the Committee on Professional Development of Teachers and Principals, the Education Bureau called for a whole-system approach to improving the professional standards of both principals and teachers in Hong Kong (T-Standard, COTAP, 2015). This announcement signals the importance of collaborative approaches to leadership across all school levels in developing the professionalism of educators. The report also calls for more attention on the development of middle leader—a focus that is long overdue in Hong Kong schools. Our department rides on this initiative to feature the research of two principal investigators on the work of middle leaders and school leadership teams in Hong Kong in embodying this whole-system commitment to improving schools.
Featured Research
Middle Leaders Make a Difference
Dr. Darren Bryant highlights middle leaders' importance as drivers of school innovation and capacity building, sharing leadership in roles conventionally led by principals and senior leaders.
Research Brief Video Interview
School Leadership Teams that Work
Dr. Jiafang Lu delivers an important message on sharing leadership between school principals and the school leadership team, sharing her research on school leadership teams that work.
Research Brief Video Interview