ABSTRACT
This text calls for a broader approach to comparative educational administration: one which uses culture as the principle means of analysis. The articles collected by Allan Walker and Clive Dimmock detail the educational practices and outcomes of other systems while taking into account the mediating influence of culture. In this way, these essays stress the specific aspects of the cultures studied, and map out common ground for the study of administrators' values, beliefs, and actions.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter |10 pages
Introduction
The Societal Cultural Context of Educational Administration and Leadership
part I|90 pages
Conceptualizing and Researching the Influence of Societal Culture
chapter 1|20 pages
Cross-Cultural and Comparative Insights into Educational Administration and Leadership
An Initial Framework
chapter 3|15 pages
Western-Centric Perspectives on Values and Leadership
Cultural Isomorphs of Educational Administration
part II|134 pages
The Influence of Societal Culture on Schools and School Leadership
chapter 6|20 pages
Leadership, Learning, and the Challenge to Democracy
The Cases of Hong Kong, the United Kingdom, and the United States
chapter 7|18 pages
Educational Change in Thailand
Opening a Window onto Leadership as a Cultural Process
chapter 9|16 pages
Leadership in High Achieving Schools in Singapore
The Influence of Societal Culture
