Educational Leadership and Asian Culture

<p>Providing a window on educational leadership from an Asian cultural perspective Liu and Thien’s edited collection describes how educational leadership is linked with national culture in the context of different Asian countries. </p><p>While much of the scholarship on this topic has been built on Western paradigms this book examines the measurement of school leadership from a diverse lens by taking cultural context into account while examining educational leadership. Drawing on cross-cultural perspectives the authors investigate the relationship between leadership for learning and societal culture in addition to the relationship between leadership style and culture. The text provides a theoretical basis for understanding leadership in the context of Asian countries and offers practical suggestions for identifying effective and culturally sensitive leadership practices in similar cultural contexts.</p><p>An excellent resource for graduate students researchers in comparative education educational practitioners looking to improve their education practices and anyone interested in cultural leadership practices.</p>