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Wisdom gained, wisdom given: instituting PBL in a Chinese culture
Allan Walker, Edwin Bridges, Benjamin ChanDescribes and analyses an initial attempt to introduce problem‐based learning (PBL) into a Chinese cultural setting. Discusses some of the tensions between the philosophy of PBL…
School effectiveness in East Asia: Concepts, origins and implications
Kai‐ming Cheng, Kam‐cheung WongIdentifies several features in East Asian schools which coincide with commonly recognized characteristics of effective schools in the Western literature: community support…
Preliminary explorations of indigenous perspectives of educational management: The evolving Malaysian experience
Ibrahim Ahmad BajunidAttempts to clarify and articulate the need to understand and search for indigenous perspectives of educational management. Notes that any understanding of an indigenous…
Leadership and culture: Conceptual and methodological issues in comparing models across cultural settings
Ronald H. HeckNotes that, while there have been periodic calls for comparative work in educational administration, few empirical studies have been designed specifically to compare principal…
Culture and educational administration: A case of finding out what you don’t know you don’t know
Philip Hallinger, Kenneth LeithwoodOutlines the rationale for exploring the role of culture in the practice of educational administration. Examines how culture fits into a broad theoretical framework for studying…
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0957-8234Online date, start – end:
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Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
hybridEditors:
- Professor Chen Schechter
- Professor Jayson W. Richardson