TY - JOUR
T1 - Exploring the Impact of School Principals on Teacher Professional Communities in Hong Kong
AU - Hallinger, Philip
AU - LEE, Moo Sung
AU - Ko, James
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - Since the mid-1990s, teacher professional community has achieved increasing influence as a strategy for facilitating productive change in schools. This study investigates the impact of principal quality and leadership on the development of teacher professional community in Hong Kong primary schools. More specifically, we examine the means by which principal quality, leadership, and organizational trust impact the strength of teacher professional community. Using survey data from 32 Hong Kong primary schools, we found that principals are crucial for the development of teacher professional community. Implications of the major finding are discussed in terms of research, policy, and practice
AB - Since the mid-1990s, teacher professional community has achieved increasing influence as a strategy for facilitating productive change in schools. This study investigates the impact of principal quality and leadership on the development of teacher professional community in Hong Kong primary schools. More specifically, we examine the means by which principal quality, leadership, and organizational trust impact the strength of teacher professional community. Using survey data from 32 Hong Kong primary schools, we found that principals are crucial for the development of teacher professional community. Implications of the major finding are discussed in terms of research, policy, and practice
KW - professional-learning-community
KW - principal-leadership
KW - Hong-Kong
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84904246040&partnerID=8YFLogxK
UR - http://www.mendeley.com/research/exploring-impact-school-principals-teacher-professional-communities-hong-kong
U2 - 10.1080/15700763.2014.901396
DO - 10.1080/15700763.2014.901396
M3 - Article
SN - 1570-0763
VL - 13
SP - 229
EP - 259
JO - Leadership and Policy in Schools
JF - Leadership and Policy in Schools
IS - 3
ER -