School effectiveness in East Asia
- 1 December 1996
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Emerald Publishing in Journal of Educational Administration
- Vol. 34 (5) , 32-49
- https://doi.org/10.1108/09578239610148269
Abstract
Identifies several features in East Asian schools which coincide with commonly recognized characteristics of effective schools in the Western literature: community support, teacher professionalism, attention to quality and high expectations. Attributes this to the East Asian culture and discusses three major dimensions of the East Asian culture: the individual‐community dimension, the effort‐ability dichotomy and the holistic‐analytic tendency in analyses. Traces the origin of such cultural dimensions in the ancient literature and explores the implications of such cultural dimensions in school management. Briefly highlights two major challenges to the adoption of an effective schooling system in East Asia.Keywords
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