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August 3, 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 uncovers unique leadership models in Chinese primary schools, highlighting educational reform challenges.

Key Points

  • Principal leadership positively influences student outcomes, particularly in educational reform contexts.
  • Five key components of leadership were identified: mission setting, infrastructure reconstruction, teacher development, and learning improvement.
  • The study utilized phenomenographic interviews with school leaders and staff in Shenzhen, revealing a distinctive networking element.
  • Findings indicate that leadership practices must adapt to local educational dynamics to improve teacher and student outcomes.

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Li et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68af2d6fcf1dd9ea359e52eehttps://doi.org/10.3390/educsci15080988
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