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Educational leadership and reforms in the Asian Pacific:

A paradigm shift for the Future & globalization

Yin Cheong CHENGHong Kong Institute of Education

http://home.ied.edu.hk/~yccheng

WERA Symposium at AERA Annual Meeting4 May 2010, Denver USA

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In Asia-Pacific:

>1m school leaders

>26m teachers in primary & secondary schools

>500m school students

~50% of the world

Enhance

Change the Future

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In Asia-Pacific:

>1m school leaders

>26m teachers in primary & secondary schools

>500m school students

~50% of the world

Enhance

Change the Future

A Challenge:

But how can school leadership be effectively enhanced?

Unfortunately, lack of comprehensive research base to inform development & enhancement of school leadership in AP.

Western theories not appropriate

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In the coming 10 years, Asia-Pacific Region

As facing growing challenges from globalization to local development

As the most fast growing area for the development of the world economically & socially,

As the largest area of growing human capital & tertiary graduates for knowledge-based economy

Urgent need of capable school leadership to transform the school systems to support these fast developments in AP

3 Waves of Educational Reforms & Leadership in the Region

2000s

Future Leadership

Relevanceto

Future Development

World-Class School Movements

Qualityas

Stakeholders’ Satisfaction

1990s

Interface Leadership

Quality /Competitive School Movements

Effectivenessas

Target Achievement

1980s--90s

Internal Leadership

Effective School Movements

Internal Improvement

MarketCompetition

Globalization

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Multiple Developments in Globalization

Technological Development

Economic Development

Social Development

Political Development

Cultural Development

Learning Development

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3rd Wave Educationfor Contextualized Multiple Intelligence (CMI)

Technological Person

Economic Person

Social Person

Political Person

Cultural Person

Learning Person

Technological Intelligence

Economic Intelligence

Social Intelligence

Political Intelligence

Cultural Intelligence

Learning Intelligence

Multiple & Sustainable Effectiveness for Multiple Developments in Globalization

Challenges from Changing Environment

CMI

Learning Intelligence

Cultural Intelligence

Political Intelligence

Social Intelligence

TechnologicalIntelligence

Economic Intelligence

Pentagon Theory of Learning for Development of CMI & Creativity

Intelligence/ Thinking Transfer

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3rd Wave Leaders for CMI & Creativity?

To facilitate development of

CMI and creativity of students

and teachers for sustainable

effectiveness in the future.

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 3rd Wave Learning: New Paradigm of Learning

   

 

TraditionalSite-Bounded

Paradigm

New CMI-Triplization Paradigm

Cheng (1999, 2000)

Shift

Triplization in Ed =

Globalization+ Localization + Individualization in Ed.

World-Class Learning = CMI-Triplization in LearningUnlimited Opportunity for multiple & s

ustainable development

3rd Wave: A New Paradigm of Future Leadership

Triplization Leadership Paradigm Shift Leadership

To facilitate paradigm shift towards globalization, Localization & Individualization in education

Multi-level Learning Leadership ( or

Sustainable Development Leadership)

To lead multiple-level learning including students’ learning, teachers’ professional learning & school’s organizational learning for sustainable development

Multiple Thinking Leadership

To perform contextualized multiple thinking (CMT) in leadership practice & facilitate development of CMT of students, staff, and the organization

Multiple Creativity Leadership

To perform multiple creativity in leadership & facilitate development of multiple creativity of students, staff, & the organization

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Samples

31 secondary schools in Hong Kong

30 principals, 1119 teachers and 7063 students of G9 & G16

Quantitative & Case Studies

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Learning Effectiveness

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Future Research on Leadership

2000s

Future Leadership

Relevanceto

Future Development

World-Class School Movements

Qualityas

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1990s

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Quality /Competitive School Movements

Effectivenessas

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Effective School Movements

Internal Improvement

MarketCompetition

GlobalizationHigher Order Research: To Provide a Comprehensive Knowledge Base to Understand Paradigm Shifts & Develop a New Generation of Leaders for New Learning & Globalization

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鄭燕祥教授Email address: yccheng@ied.edu.hk

http://home.ied.edu.hk/~yccheng

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Cheng, Y.C. (2008). New learning and school leadership: Paradigm shift towards the third wave. In MacBeath, J. & Cheng, Y.C. (eds.).Leadership for learning: International perspectives.(pp. 15-35) Rotterdam, The Netherlands: Sense Publishers.

Cheng, Y.C. (2005).New paradigm for re-engineering education: Globalization, localization and individualization.Dordrecht, The Netherlands: Springer.

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