Conditions supporting middle leaders’ work in organizational and system leadership: Hong Kong case studies

Decentralization of school management has resulted in an expansion of school principals’ responsibilities, contributing to a further distribution of leadership responsibility to middle leaders. This research finds that middle leaders who expand their leadership responsibilities do so in contexts that utilize school mission, policy enactment, and organizational design as platforms for enhanced middle leadership. Copyright © 2018 32nd Annual University Council for Educational Administration Convention.