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September 10, 2025Education SciencesOpen Access

Balancing Tradition, Reform, and Constraints: A Study of Principal Leadership Practices in Chinese Primary Schools

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CLChenzhi LiELEdmond Hau-fai LawYHYunyun Huang

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Overview

Qualitative analysis reveals how principals balance educational reform and local traditions in Shenzhen, indicating diverse leadership styles matter.

Key Points

  • Chinese principal leadership practices significantly shape educational outcomes in primary schools.
  • The study identified mission setting, infrastructure reconstruction, teacher development, and networking as key components.
  • A phenomenographic approach was used, involving interviews with principals and staff from five primary schools.
  • Findings suggest the need for leadership models to adapt to local challenges to enhance teacher and student success.

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Li et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68c1c9d254b1d3bfb60f2dc6https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci15080988
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