Abstract
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to discuss recent developments in school developmental supervisory evaluation in the Pudong New Area of Shanghai in the Chinese Mainland.
Design/methodology/approach – The main research approach is qualitative, using documentary analysis and interviews of an inspector, principals and teachers from two primary schools.
Findings – There were perceived positive and negative impacts of school supervision and evaluation.
Originality/value – The paper highlights the implications for fostering a shared school-government community of school supervision and evaluation, promoting a dynamic approach for addressing contextual differences as well as achieving better coherence among educational reform, supervision and evaluation policies. Copyright © 2008 Emerald Group Publishing Limited.
Design/methodology/approach – The main research approach is qualitative, using documentary analysis and interviews of an inspector, principals and teachers from two primary schools.
Findings – There were perceived positive and negative impacts of school supervision and evaluation.
Originality/value – The paper highlights the implications for fostering a shared school-government community of school supervision and evaluation, promoting a dynamic approach for addressing contextual differences as well as achieving better coherence among educational reform, supervision and evaluation policies. Copyright © 2008 Emerald Group Publishing Limited.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 148-163 |
Journal | Quality Assurance in Education |
Volume | 16 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Apr 2008 |
Citation
Lee, J. C.-K., Ding, D., & Song, H. (2008). School supervision and evaluation in China: The Shanghai perspective. Quality Assurance in Education, 16(2), 148-163. doi: 10.1108/09684880810868439Keywords
- Schools
- Quality assurance
- Education
- China