International Journal of Educational Management: Volume 17 Issue 6

Leadership style for school‐based management in Hong Kong

Evia O.W. Wong

The 1990s are an important era of the Hong Kong education system. The introduction of school‐based management arouses a number of school reforms to keep up with the changing…

Retention: rhetoric or realistic agendas for the future of higher education

Jennifer Rowley

Proposes the use of relationship management as a perspective on student retention management in higher education. “Good practice” that might aid in the management of student…

Appraisal training focused on what really matters

Eileen Piggot‐Irvine

Outlines the training approach adopted to assist appraisers to develop an educative process in appraisal. Such a process results in the sort of high trust, open relationship…

Differential developments of Taiwanese schools in organizational learning: exploration of critical factors

Y.L. Jack Lam, C.M. Marshall Chan, H.L.W. Pan, H.C.P. Wei

Against the backgrounds of twin forces (grass‐root and government) that have governed the reform movement in Taiwan since 1995, the present paper attempts to assess school…

A holistic approach to learning and teaching interaction: factors in the development of critical learners

Nandish V. Patel

Describes the holistic approach to learning and teaching interaction which has been taught on undergraduate and postgraduate degrees and doctoral programmes. The holistic approach…

Inviting Educational Leadership

Cheryl Heron