Linking leadership practices, school conditions, and student outcomes in Hong Kong secondary schools

Yu Kwong Paula KWAN, Allan David WALKER

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Abstract

Although the essential role of school leaders in school improvement processes has been confirmed in the literature, the link between school leadership and student outcomes has only been recently addressed. Research suggests that the effect of school leaders on student outcomes is mediated through the creation of certain school conditions. Our study aimed to verify the mediating effect of some school conditions on the school leadership and student outcomes link. Based on empirical data collected from the principals and key staff in 49 secondary schools in Hong Kong, our results showed that staff collaboration was a mediating factor influencing the link and it was more commonly found in schools whose leaders were more attentive to the professional development of teachers.

Conference

Conference2011 Annual Meeting of American Educational Research Association: “Inciting the Social Imagination: Education Research for the Public Good”
Abbreviated titleAERA 2011
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityNew Orleans
Period08/04/1112/04/11
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Citation

Kwan, P., & Walker, A. D. (2011, April). Linking leadership practices, school conditions, and student outcomes in Hong Kong secondary schools. Paper presented at the AERA (American Educational Research Association) 2011 Annual Meeting: Inciting the social imagination: Education research for the public good, New Orleans Marriott, New Orleans, Louisiana.

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