Numerous studies conducted on educational leadership have generally emphasized the role of principal,whereas,research on middle leadership remains limited[1].The purpose of this paper is to explore and investigate the...Numerous studies conducted on educational leadership have generally emphasized the role of principal,whereas,research on middle leadership remains limited[1].The purpose of this paper is to explore and investigate the development of middle leadership and seeks to fill in the gap by providing the analysis from a Chinese context.The author found that middle leaders are positioning at a challenging role,in which they are required to take charge of responsibilities of both a leader and a teacher,and in the meantime,they also need to negotiate between the senior leader,the colleagues.and subordinates.Furthermore,personal factors such as self-awareness and resilience are discovered to be pivotal for middle-leadership development.Apart from that,the principal plays a critical role in establishing collaborative school culture that facilitates the development of middle leaders based on the influences from the school’s history,culture,and policies.展开更多
As one of the 10 government cooperation projects signed between China and Canada in 2005, following the signing of a memorandum at the Great Hull of the People jointly witnessed by Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao and forme...As one of the 10 government cooperation projects signed between China and Canada in 2005, following the signing of a memorandum at the Great Hull of the People jointly witnessed by Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao and former Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin, Capital International School, located at 38 Liangmaqiao Road in an embassy quarter of Beijing, held a topping-off ceremony on April 10. With great support from China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Education and展开更多
文摘Numerous studies conducted on educational leadership have generally emphasized the role of principal,whereas,research on middle leadership remains limited[1].The purpose of this paper is to explore and investigate the development of middle leadership and seeks to fill in the gap by providing the analysis from a Chinese context.The author found that middle leaders are positioning at a challenging role,in which they are required to take charge of responsibilities of both a leader and a teacher,and in the meantime,they also need to negotiate between the senior leader,the colleagues.and subordinates.Furthermore,personal factors such as self-awareness and resilience are discovered to be pivotal for middle-leadership development.Apart from that,the principal plays a critical role in establishing collaborative school culture that facilitates the development of middle leaders based on the influences from the school’s history,culture,and policies.
文摘As one of the 10 government cooperation projects signed between China and Canada in 2005, following the signing of a memorandum at the Great Hull of the People jointly witnessed by Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao and former Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin, Capital International School, located at 38 Liangmaqiao Road in an embassy quarter of Beijing, held a topping-off ceremony on April 10. With great support from China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Education and