Distributed Leadership in Hong Kong Early Childhood Education Sector

• Main Author: Au, Wai Man
• Format: Dissertation
• Language: Chinese
• Subjects: education, administration
• ISBN: 9781303021947; 1303021943

As an exploratory study, the influences from the Pre-primary School Voucher policy, market needs and educational philosophy upon the forms of leadership of the kindergartens are analyzed. It is the context for investigating the implementation of Distributed Leadership among kindergartens in Hong Kong. Having synthesized the relevant theoretical concepts, including Harris and et al. (2007), Bennett, Wise, Woods & Harvey (2003) and Copland (2003), key characteristics of Distributed Leadership have been identified which would serve as the foundation for evaluating the case kindergartens in this study. The developmental progress of Distributed Leadership within the kindergartens have been assessed according to the framework constructed by MacBeath (2009). The relationship among leader, followers and context and its form will be examined through the theoretical model suggested by Spillane (2006).
Three kindergartens are sampled for qualitative analysis, it helps to find out the developmental process of Distributed