TY - JOUR
T1 - Strategic leadership and school reform in Taiwan
AU - Chen, Peiying
N1 - Funding Information:
This research was funded by the National Science Council of Taiwan. The school on which this case study is based will be called ‘‘Sunshine School’’ (pseudonym). I chose Sunshine Secondary School as a research site for two reasons: the school was a low-performance, medium-size city school undergoing the school reform process, and the principal, Ms. Lin, was well-known for her effective leadership record. She had previously succeeded in transforming a low-performance school located in a remote community and had attained national ‘‘star’’ status due to this successful effort at school-based curriculum development.
Funding Information:
I am grateful to the National Science Council in Taiwan for funding this project. I wish to thank the principal, teachers, staff, and parents who participated in this research and kindly shared their ideas and experiences with me. I also thank the two referees for insightful comments that improved the manuscript. Special thanks go to Joel Stocker and my research assistant, Minxu Chan, for their support in completing this article.
PY - 2008/9
Y1 - 2008/9
N2 - This article examines school leadership in the context of Taiwanese educational reform since the mid-1990s. The goal of the inquiry is twofold: to explore the conflicts that school administrators have confronted in facilitating school reform and to analyze the strategic and innovative leadership practices that have facilitated improvements in school effectiveness in Taiwan. A case study of a secondary school is used to illustrate how leadership efforts can move schools forward to achieve a balanced transformation. The research lasted 3 years. The school principal and 15 other participants were interviewed. This case study revealed 4 themes of strategic leadership in coping with the conflicts accompanying school reform in Taiwan: (1) educational values, (2) timeframe for change, (3) capacity building, and (4) community involvement. Three of the school's program initiatives are described and analyzed in detail in order to illustrate the dynamic relation between strategic leadership practices and the goal of school transformation.
AB - This article examines school leadership in the context of Taiwanese educational reform since the mid-1990s. The goal of the inquiry is twofold: to explore the conflicts that school administrators have confronted in facilitating school reform and to analyze the strategic and innovative leadership practices that have facilitated improvements in school effectiveness in Taiwan. A case study of a secondary school is used to illustrate how leadership efforts can move schools forward to achieve a balanced transformation. The research lasted 3 years. The school principal and 15 other participants were interviewed. This case study revealed 4 themes of strategic leadership in coping with the conflicts accompanying school reform in Taiwan: (1) educational values, (2) timeframe for change, (3) capacity building, and (4) community involvement. Three of the school's program initiatives are described and analyzed in detail in order to illustrate the dynamic relation between strategic leadership practices and the goal of school transformation.
KW - Educational leadership
KW - Educational reform
KW - School improvement
KW - School principals
KW - Taiwan
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U2 - 10.1080/09243450802332119
DO - 10.1080/09243450802332119
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:51749119642
SN - 0924-3453
VL - 19
SP - 293
EP - 318
JO - School Effectiveness and School Improvement
JF - School Effectiveness and School Improvement
IS - 3
ER -