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School Leadership, Citizenship Education and Politics in China

Experiences from Junior Secondary Schools in Shanghai

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Authors:
  1. Shuqin Xu

    1. Sun Yat-Sen University, Haizhu, Guangzhou, China

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  • Clarifies the complex relationship between Chinese school leaders and the Chinese Communist Party-led state as regards leadership in citizenship education
  • Proposes a theoretical framework for understanding school leadership in citizenship education in the Chinese context
  • Reveals how school leadership in citizenship education is shaped by multi-believed contexts and the interplays between macro- and micro-political actors
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Governance and Citizenship in Asia (GOCIA)

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
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  2. Introduction

    • Shuqin Xu
    Pages 1-7

  3. CE and School Leadership: Theoretical Perspectives

    • Shuqin Xu
    Pages 9-42

  4. Social Change, School Leadership, and CE in China: A Historical Review

    • Shuqin Xu
    Pages 43-68

  5. A General Picture of School Leadership and CE in Shanghai

    • Shuqin Xu
    Pages 69-87

  6. School Leaders’ Perceptions and Responses to the CPC-Led State’s Policies and Requirements: Four Major Scenarios

    • Shuqin Xu
    Pages 89-110

  7. Complicated Working Relationship Between Principals and SPSs: Coexistence of Cooperation and Contention

    • Shuqin Xu
    Pages 111-125

  8. Factors Shaping School Leadership in CE

    • Shuqin Xu
    Pages 127-149

  9. Discussion and Conclusion: School Leadership in CE as a Political Exercise

    • Shuqin Xu
    Pages 151-176

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 177-195
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About this book

This book examines and theorizes the dynamics and complexities of leadership in citizenship education in junior secondary schools in Shanghai, China. Specifically, it examines from a macro- and micro-political theoretical perspective the interactions between principals and school party secretaries (SPSs), and how they respond to the demands of macro- and micro-political actors. This qualitative empirical research found four major school leadership/citizenship education scenarios in which principals and SPSs addressed the interests of different macro- and micro-political actors. Moreover, principals and SPSs enjoyed a complicated working relationship at the micro-political (school) level in which they collaborated to fulfill their responsibilities and respond to school macro- and micro-political actors, while competing for power over leadership in citizenship education. Principals’ and SPSs’ leadership in citizenship education was shaped by inter-related factors, including diverse influences in a multi-leveled world, the integration of politics and education, the demands of macro- and micro-political actors, and personal factors. To interpret these findings, this study proposes a theoretical framework for understanding leadership in citizenship education in China as a political exercise. This theoretical framework is useful for understanding the complexity of school and citizenship education leadership, the micro-political relationship between Chinese principals and SPSs, and their dynamic and complex interactions with macro- and micro-political actors.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Sun Yat-Sen University, Haizhu, Guangzhou, China

    Shuqin Xu

About the author

Shuqin Xu graduated from Faculty of Education at the University of Hong Kong in 2013. Currently, she is  a lecturer in Sun Yat-Sen University. Her main research areas include school leadership, citizenship education, education policy, education and social change in China.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: School Leadership, Citizenship Education and Politics in China

  • Book Subtitle: Experiences from Junior Secondary Schools in Shanghai

  • Authors: Shuqin Xu

  • Series Title: Governance and Citizenship in Asia

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-1643-1

  • Publisher: Springer Singapore

  • eBook Packages: Education, Education (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Singapore 2016

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-10-1641-7Published: 01 September 2016

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-981-10-9410-1Published: 15 June 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-981-10-1643-1Published: 23 August 2016

  • Series ISSN: 2365-6255

  • Series E-ISSN: 2365-6263

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVII, 195

  • Number of Illustrations: 3 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Educational Policy and Politics

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