Educational Restructuring

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The paper investigates the interactions between educational restructuring, changes and management of multiple innovations. The paper examines the current educational restructuring in Hong Kong and focuses on the elementary sphere. The paper argues that self-managing schools with competent leadership capable of multiple innovations and change management outperform others in a deregulated, turbulent operating environment. The paper appends two tables and an explanation of abbreviations.

Outline:
Introduction
Educational Restructuring: Nature and Extent
Restructuring of Primary Schools in NT: Turbulence and Multiple Changes
Normative Re-educative Strategy: A Success Story
Managing Multiple Innovations in NT: KSFs
Conclusion

From the Paper:

"In Hong Kong, educational restructuring is mostly the response to the current education reform, which was proposed by the SAR government in 2000 and started implementation a year after. ED claimed the overall direction is to create more room for schools, teachers and students, to offer all-round and balanced learning opportunities, and to lay the foundation for lifelong learning. The author regards this reform scheme as being apparently market driven, seeking a healthy dynamic equilibrium between students and schools, i.e. the demand and supply sides of educational service."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Education Department (ED) (1998). Review of Education System - Objectives, Scope and Process, P.1 Chapter 1: the Proposal
• Wells, Carnochan, Slayton, Allen & Vasudeva (1998). Globalization and Educational Change. International Handbook of Educational Change, Part One, p.327, ,London: Kluwer Academic Publishers.
• Allen & Glickaman (1998). Restructuring and Renewal: Capturing the Power of Democracy. International Handbook of Educational Change, Part One,505.London: Kluwer Academic Publishers.
• Mike Wallace and Agnes McMahon (1994). Theoretical Orientation of the Study. P23. 35-37 Planning for Change in Turbulent Times, the Case of Multiracial Primary Schools. London: Redwood Books, Trowbridge
• Anne Gold and Jennifer Evans (1998). Managing in Turbulent Times. P.123. Chapter 10, Reflecting On School Management. Flamer Press.

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