HKIER

Abstract

The new policy "School Management Initiative" (SMI) issued by the Education and Manpower Branch and the Education Department (1991, April) is inducing a great reform of management in Hong Kong aided schools. It aims to set a framework for enhancing quality of education in schools. The effectiveness and implementation of this policy will greatly influence school management in 1990s. Therefore, it has become a great concern not only for policy-makers, school administrators, and teachers but also for all those interested in education. This study intends to investigate how teachers, principals, and supervisors, as key actors in schools, respond to the management reform. The findings of the study may make a contribution to the ongoing policy discussion among the public as well as the improvement and adaptation of policy implementation.

This is a questionnaire survey involving 241 schools, 127 supervisors, 204 principals, and 1142 teachers.

摘要

教育及人力統籌科和教育署頒佈「學校管理新措施」政策，目的在改革所有津貼學校的管理體制，以提高學校教育質素。本研究嘗試探討教師、校長、和校監對此項改革在認知、態度及行動上的反應，研究結果應對目前的政策討論、改進，和推行應有參考價值。研究方法為問卷調查，涉及241間津貼中學、127位校監、204位校長及1,142位教師。