Chinese scholars on western ideas about thinking, leadership, reform and development in education / edited by Sylvester Chen and Michael Kompf.

This collection of papers by a group of Chinese educational administrators came about through a graduate study program that facilitated comparisons of educational practices from other cultures against the backdrop of globalization. Collaborative international programs allow contrast and comparisons...

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Superior document:Critical Issues in the Future of Learning and Teaching ; 7
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Year of Publication:2012
Edition:1st ed. 2012.
Language:English
Series:Critical Issues in the Future of Learning and Teaching ; 7
Physical Description:1 online resource (154 p.)
Notes:Description based upon print version of record.
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Table of Contents:
  • ""Chinese Scholars on Western Ideas about Thinking,Leadership, Reform and Development in Education""; ""Table of Contents""; ""Foreword ""; ""å?? ""; ""Introduction and Overview ""; ""PART I : Research on Thinking Models""; ""1. A Principal with an International Horizon: Be Familiar with the Eastern and Western Thought Patterns""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""AN OVERVIEW OF EASTERN AND WESTERN THOUGHT PATTERNS""; ""The Main Differences of these Two Thought Patterns""; ""DIFFERENT WORLD VIEW""
  • ""TRANSFERING STRENGTHS OF THESE TWO THOUGHT PATTERNS INTO LEADERSHIP PRACTICES""""APPLYING SYSTEMS THINKING OR HOLISM THOUGHT IN PRACTICE""; ""Principals Are Required to Master Systems Thinking Capacity""; ""Chinese Teachersâ€? Evaluation System Reflects Holism""; ""Leading the New National Curriculum Reform with Systems Thinking or Holism""; ""Make a Difference""; ""Sharing Leadership""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""REFERENCES""; ""Fullan, M. G. (2006). The future of educational change: system thinker in action. Journal of EducationChange (2006) 7:113â€?122. DOI 10.1007/s10833-006-9003-9.""
  • ""2. A Critical Reflection of Class-Grade Quantification Check Based on Transformational Learning Theory """"INTRODUCTION""; ""CONTEXT""; ""TRANSFORMATIVE LEARNING THEORY""; ""ASSUMPTION ONE""; ""Teachers Can Train Studentsâ€? Good Behaviours by Coercive Power""; ""ASSUMPTION TWO""; ""Creating a Habit in Twenty-One Days""; ""ASSUMPTION THREE""; ""The Mode of Training Slaves is Helpful to Cultivate Good Behaviour""; ""ASSUMPTION FOUR""; ""The Behaviourist Approach to Learning""
  • ""CONCLUSION""""REFERENCES""; ""3. How to be a Reflective Practitioner ""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""STATUS AND PROBLEMS""; ""Coping with Inspection â€? a Mere Formality""; ""Comprehensive Rather than Deep""; ""Piecemeal Rather than Systematic""; ""Emphasis on Teachers and Neglect Students""; ""MORE NARRATIVE AND LESS ANALYSIS""; ""REFLECTION AND REFLECTION PRACTICE""; ""REFLECTIVE TEACHERS""; ""REFLECTIVE MODE""; ""REFLECTIVE METHODS""; ""Writing Diary/Journal""; ""Web-log""; ""Wikis (Collaborative Web Pages)""
  • ""Multimedia (Digital Stories & Podcasts)""""Narratives""; ""Case Study""; ""FUTURE RESEARCH""; ""REFERENCES""; ""PART II : Research on Principalsâ€? Leadership""; ""4. Development and Practice of School Principals ""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""BACKGROUND""; ""THE PRINCIPALâ€?S DEVELOPMENT""; ""STRATEGIES FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF PRINCIPALS""; ""Studying Theories""; ""Reflective Thinking""; ""Creative Thinking""; ""Critical Thinking""; ""Collaborate and Share""; ""THE REFLECTIVE PRACTICE""; ""REFLECTION""; ""REFERENCES""
  • ""5. Leading Change in School Culture ""