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How Much of a Difference Do Principals Make? an Analysis of Between-Schools Variation in Academic Achievement in Hong Kong Public Secondary Schools
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Walker, Allan David; Lee, Moosung; Bryant, Darren A. – School Effectiveness and School Improvement, 2014
This article aims to explain the role principals play in the variation in academic achievement between secondary schools in Hong Kong. The article draws on survey data from 179 key staff and 2,037 students from 42 schools. The study uses 2 analytical approaches. First, it employs classification and regression tree analysis (CART). This was used to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Accountability, Principals, Administrator Role
Contrasting Effects of Instructional Leadership Practices on Student Learning in a High Accountability Context
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Lee, Moosung; Walker, Allan; Chui, Yuk Ling – Journal of Educational Administration, 2012
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine the effects of different dimensions of instructional leadership on student learning in Hong Kong secondary schools, whose broader institutional contexts are critically characterized by high accountability policy environments. Design/methodology/approach: This study utilizes standardized test scores…
Descriptors: Secondary Schools, Interaction Process Analysis, Standardized Tests, Educational Change