Educational Management Practice Case Study: Field Research Method

Author: Zhang Xinping
Publisher: Shanghai Education Publishing House
Content Description:
Field research is still in its initial stages in the field of educational management research in China. This book represents a preliminary exploration of applying the field research method to micro-level educational management practices. The book provides a detailed study and discussion of educational management practices through five parts, specifically including "Field Research: The Third Path in Educational Management Research," "School Management in Writing: A Field Research on School Documents from Teachers' Perspectives," "Oscillation and Balance: A Field Research on the Restructuring of Primary Schools in S Township," "The Institutionalization and Impact of Distinguished Teachers: A Field Research on Distinguished Teachers in Primary and Secondary Schools in H County," and "The Leadership Effectiveness of the Education Bureau Director: A Field Research on the Work of the Education Bureau Director in Shenzhen's NS District." Field research is a form of new theoretical generation and construction that is oriented toward, derived from, and aimed at practice.
Table of Contents:
I Preface Field Research: The Third Path in Educational Management Research
1. The Two Paths of Traditional Educational Management Research and Their Advantages and Disadvantages
2. Field Research as an Alternative Choice for Educational Management Research
3. Basic Views on Several Controversial Issues
II School Management in Writing: A Field Research on School Documents from Teachers' Perspectives
1. Introduction
2. A Provincial Key Vocational School: Overview of the Research Object
3. A School in the "Cradle" of the Government: School External Documents
4. Democratic Management of the School: Documents Drafted by the Staff Congress
5. Prioritize Adults, Then Success: Moral Education Documents
6. Confusion and Exploration in Tailored Teaching: Credit System Documents
7. Conclusion: On the Function, Problems, and Suggestions of School Documents
Appendix
III Oscillation and Balance: A Field Research on the Restructuring of Primary Schools in S Township
I Preface Field Research: The Third Path in Educational Management Research
1. The Two Paths of Traditional Educational Management Research and Their Advantages and Disadvantages
2. Field Research as an Alternative Choice for Educational Management Research
3. Basic Views on Several Controversial Issues
II School Management in Writing: A Field Research on School Documents from Teachers' Perspectives
1. Introduction
2. A Provincial Key Vocational School: Overview of the Research Object
3. A School in the "Cradle" of the Government: School External Documents
4. Democratic Management of the School: Documents Drafted by the Staff Congress
5. Prioritize Adults, Then Success: Moral Education Documents
6. Confusion and Exploration in Tailored Teaching: Credit System Documents
7. Conclusion: On the Function, Problems, and Suggestions of School Documents
Appendix
III Oscillation and Balance: A Field Research on the Restructuring of Primary Schools in S Township
1. Introduction
2. Background of Rural Primary School Restructuring
3. Driving Forces Behind Rural Primary School Restructuring
4. Process of Rural Primary School Restructuring
5. Outcomes of Rural Primary School Restructuring
6. Multidimensional Perspectives on Rural Primary School Restructuring
7. Conclusion: Reflections on Rural Primary School Restructuring
Appendix
IV The Institutionalization and Impact of Distinguished Teachers: A Field Research on Distinguished Teachers in Primary and Secondary Schools in H County
1. Introduction
2. From Distinguished Teachers to the "Distinguished Teacher Project": The Institutionalization of Distinguished Teachers
3. Process Research of the "Distinguished Teacher Project": How Are Distinguished Teachers Produced
4. Outcome Research of the "Distinguished Teacher Project": What Kind of Group Are Distinguished Teachers
5. Functional Research of the "Distinguished Teacher Project": What Is the Role of Distinguished Teachers
6. Conclusion: Suggestions for the "Distinguished Teacher Project"
Appendix
V The Leadership Effectiveness of the Education Bureau Director: A Field Research on the Work of the Education Bureau Director in Shenzhen's NS District
1. Introduction
2. Field Research Process
3. Getting Acquainted with the Person I Studied: The "Drowned" Education Bureau Director
4. Getting Closer to the Person I Studied: The守望式 Education Bureau Director
5. Observing the Person I Studied from a Distance: The Education Bureau Director from an Effectiveness Perspective
6. Interaction and Insights from Dialogue: Leadership and Leadership Effectiveness
7. Conclusion: Reflections on the Future Direction of Grassroots Educational Administrative Organization Leadership in the 21st Century
Appendix
References
Postscript