Partnership and Change: Toward School Development - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 962996113X ISBN 13: 9789629961138

Publisher: The Chinese University Press, 2003

Synopsis

"Toward School Development" focuses on university-school partnership and highlights changes in school development. Relating experiences of and research on school development in connection with individual strategies and organizational strategies. Specifically illustrating the nature of different partnerships. Contributors to this book range from renowned scholars, school reformers, to experienced practitioners. Jointly providing an international perspective on the issues related to school partnerships and development.

The book is broadly divided into two parts. Part 1 focuses on university-school partnership while Part 2 highlights changes in school development. Many chapters illustrate the nature of different partnerships as well as experiences of and research on school development in connection with individual strategies and organizational strategies. Contributors to this book are renowned scholars, school reformers, and experienced practitioners from the United States, Norway, Sweden, the United Kingdom, Australia, and Hong Kong. Together they provide an international perspective on the issues related to school partnerships and development.

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About the Author

John Lee is a professor in the department of curriculum and instruction, faculty of education, at the Chinese University of Hong Kong and an associate director of the center for university and school partnership. Previously Lee was an executive director of the accelerated schools for quality education project and co-director of university and school partnership for quality education project. Additionally he is an editor at theJournal of Basic Education. Leslie Lo is a professor in the department of educational administration and policy, faculty of education, at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Also he is a director of the Hong Kong Institute of Educational Research and the Hong Kong center for the development of educational leadership. Allan Walker is a professor in the department of educational administration and policy, faculty of education, at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Also he is an associate director of the Hong Kong center for the development of educational leadership.

Edition details

• Publisher: The Chinese University Press
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 962996113X
• ISBN 13: 9789629961138
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 300
• Editor: Lee John Chi, Lo Leslie Nai, Walker Allan