Book chapter
School Leadership in Cambodian Schools
Education in Cambodia: From Year Zero Towards International Standards, pp.155-173
Education in the Asia-Pacific Region: Issues, Concerns and Prospects, 64, Springer Nature Singapore
2022
Abstract
Over recent years, there has been a growth of scholarly interest in the topic of educational leadership and management in the East Asian region. Studies have come from China (Ho & Tikly, 2012; Liu et al., 2016; Walker et al., 2012), Hong Kong (Dimmock & Walker, 1998; Li et al., 2016), Malaysia (Bajunid, 1996), the Philippines (Brooks & Sutherland, 2014), Singapore (Ng et al., 2015), Taiwan (Pan & Chen, 2015), Thailand (Hallinger & Kantamara, 2003; Hallinger & Lee, 2011), and Vietnam (Hallinger et al., 2015; Hao & Wu, 2012; Truong & Hallinger, 2015; Truong et al., 2017; Walker et al., 1996). The research has highlighted the importance of the role played by culture (Bass, 1997; Bjork, 2006; Cravens & Hallinger, 2012; Dimmock & Walker, 2000; Hallinger, 2011; Hallinger & Bryant, 2013; Tu, 1996; Walker & Hallinger, 2015), particularly concerning collectivism and power distance. According to Hofstede (1991), collectivism refers to ‘societies in which people from birth onwards are integrated into strong, cohesive in-groups, which throughout people’s lifetime continue to protect them in exchange for unquestioning loyalty’ (p. 51); and powerdistance refers to ‘the extent to which the less powerful members of institutions and organizations within a country expect and accept that power is distributed unequally’ (p. 28). Hallinger and Kantamara (2003) asserted the importance of exploring the relevance of these concepts in the cultural context of school leadership. To date, however, few such studies have been reported from Cambodia (Bredenberg & Heeyit, 2004; Bredenberg, 2008; Lee, 2006; Morefield, 2007; Selvarajah et al., 2012; Shoraku, 2006, 2008).
Details
- Title
- School Leadership in Cambodian Schools
- Authors
- Andrew Jones (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Education and Tertiary AccessMichael C. Nagel (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Education and Tertiary Access
- Contributors
- Vincent McNamara (Editor)Martin Hayden (Editor) - Southern Cross University
- Publication details
- Education in Cambodia: From Year Zero Towards International Standards, pp.155-173
- Series
- Education in the Asia-Pacific Region: Issues, Concerns and Prospects; 64
- Publisher
- Springer Nature Singapore
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-981-16-8213-1_9; 10.1007/978-981-16-8213-1
- ISSN
- 2214-9791
- ISBN
- 9789811682131
- Organisation Unit
- School of Education - Legacy; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Education and Tertiary Access; Engage Research Lab
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99640279002621
- Output Type
- Book chapter
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