1 Educational leadership and reforms in the Asian Pacific: A paradigm shift for the Future & globalization Yin Cheong CHENG Hong Kong Institute of Education WERA Symposium at AERA Annual Meeting 4 May 2010, Denver USA

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3 In Asia-Pacific: >1m school leaders >26m teachers in primary & secondary schools >500m school students ~50% of the world Enhance Change the Future

4 In Asia-Pacific: >1m school leaders >26m teachers in primary & secondary schools >500m school students ~50% of the world Enhance Change the Future A Challenge: But how can school leadership be effectively enhanced? Unfortunately, lack of comprehensive research base to inform development & enhancement of school leadership in AP. Western theories not appropriate

5 In the coming 10 years, Asia-Pacific Region As facing growing challenges from globalization to local development As the most fast growing area for the development of the world economically & socially, As the largest area of growing human capital & tertiary graduates for knowledge-based economy Urgent need of capable school leadership to transform the school systems to support these fast developments in AP

3 Waves of Educational Reforms & Leadership in the Region 2000s Future Leadership Relevance to Future Development World-Class School Movements Quality as Stakeholders’ Satisfaction 1990s Interface Leadership Quality /Competitive School Movements Effectiveness as Target Achievement 1980s--90s Internal Leadership Effective School Movements Internal Improvement Market Competition Globalization

7 Multiple Developments in Globalization Technological Development Economic Development Social Development Political Development Cultural Development Learning Development

8 3 rd Wave Education for Contextualized Multiple Intelligence (CMI) Technological Person Economic Person Social Person Political Person Cultural Person Learning Person Technological Intelligence Economic Intelligence Social Intelligence Political Intelligence Cultural Intelligence Learning Intelligence Multiple & Sustainable Effectiveness for Multiple Developments in Globalization Challenges from Changing Environment CMI

Learning Intelligence Cultural Intelligence Political Intelligence Social Intelligence Technological Intelligence Economic Intelligence Pentagon Theory of Learning for Development of CMI & Creativity Intelligence/ Thinking Transfer

10 3 rd Wave Leaders for CMI & Creativity? To facilitate development of CMI and creativity of students and teachers for sustainable effectiveness in the future.

11 3 rd Wave Learning: New Paradigm of Learning Traditional Site-Bounded Paradigm New CMI- Triplization Paradigm Cheng (1999, 2000) Shift Triplization in Ed = Globalization+ Localization + Individualization in Ed.

World-Class Learning = CMI-Triplization in Learning Unlimited Opportunity for multiple & sustainable development

3 rd Wave: A New Paradigm of Future Leadership Triplization Leadership Paradigm Shift Leadership To facilitate paradigm shift towards globalization, Localization & Individualization in education Multi-level Learning Leadership ( or Sustainable Development Leadership) To lead multiple-level learning including students’ learning, teachers’ professional learning & school’s organizational learning for sustainable development Multiple Thinking Leadership To perform contextualized multiple thinking (CMT) in leadership practice & facilitate development of CMT of students, staff, and the organization Multiple Creativity Leadership To perform multiple creativity in leadership & facilitate development of multiple creativity of students, staff, & the organization

14 Samples 31 secondary schools in Hong Kong 30 principals, 1119 teachers and 7063 students of G9 & G16 Quantitative & Case Studies

15 “High SBM & High PS” Schools vs “Low SBM & Low PS” Schools High PS High SBM Low PS Low SBM Towards School-based Management (SBM) Mean Paradigm Shift in Education (PS)

16 Profiles of “High SBM & High PS” Schools & “Low SBM & Low PS” Schools All scores are Z-scores; SBM: Towards School-based Management; PS: Paradigm Shift in Education; No. of schools in High PS & High SBM Group = 8, No. of schools in Low PS & Low SBM Group = 12 SBM, PS SC Teaching Learning Effectiveness M. Thinking Satisfaction

17 Future Research on Leadership 2000s Future Leadership Relevance to Future Development World-Class School Movements Quality as Stakeholders’ Satisfaction 1990s Interface Leadership Quality /Competitive School Movements Effectiveness as Target Achievement 1980s--90s Internal Leadership Effective School Movements Internal Improvement Market Competition Globalization Higher Order Research: To Provide a Comprehensive Knowledge Base to Understand Paradigm Shifts & Develop a New Generation of Leaders for New Learning & Globalization

18 鄭燕祥教授 address: Cheng, Y.C. (2010). Multiple thinking and creativity in school leadership: A new paradigm for sustainable development. In S. Huber (ed.) School leadership: International perspectives. (pp ) Dordrecht, The Netherlands: Springer. Cheng, Y.C. (2010). Building capacity for school leadership research and development in the Asia Pacific Region. Invited opening speech at the Asia Leadership Roundtable 2010 organized the Asia-Pacific Centre for Leadership and Change on 11 January Cheng, Y.C. (2008). New learning and school leadership: Paradigm shift towards the third wave. In MacBeath, J. & Cheng, Y.C. (eds.).Leadership for learning: International perspectives.(pp ) Rotterdam, The Netherlands: Sense Publishers. Cheng, Y.C. (2005).New paradigm for re-engineering education: Globalization, localization and individualization.Dordrecht, The Netherlands: Springer.

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