The period since 1990
has witnessed dramatic changes in the education systems of
countries throughout East Asia. Despite the often
acknowledged role played by education in the success of
Asia's tiger economies, the same East Asian nations have
been even more active than counterparts in North America and
Europe in developing new policies and implementing new
practices to upgrade educational access and quality. For
example, in 1990, compulsory education in Thailand was
mandatory through 6 years of schooling. During the
intervening years, this was raised to 9 years, then 12 years
and in 2008 to 12 years with special financial support for
those who could not afford to forego working to attend
school. This story is typical of the region.
Yet, just as in the Western
nations, there is a gap -- some might call it a chasm --
between the intentions of new education policies and
actual practice in classrooms. The papers and
presentations listed below for download provide details
on the process and outcomes of attempts to implement
educational reforms and changes in the region.
Papers by Professor
Hallinger on Educational Change in Asia
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Kantamara, P., Hallinger, P., Jatiket, M. (2006).
Scaling-up educational reform in Thailand: Context,
collaboration, networks and change, Planning and
Changing, 37(1), 5-23.
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Hallinger, P. (2005, June). Making Education Reform
Happen: Is There an “Asian” Way? Paper presented at
the National Colloquium on Educational Management
and Leadership, Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia.
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Hallinger, P. (2001). Leading educational change in
East Asian schools. International Studies in
Educational Administration, 29(2), 64-75.
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Hallinger,
P. & Kantamara, P.
(2001). Exploring the cultural context of school
improvement in Thailand. School Effectiveness and
School Improvement, 12(4), 385-408.
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Hallinger, P., Taraseina, P., Kantamara, P.,
Chompoowong, B., & Chuwattanakul, P. (2001). Finding
the middle way to the future of Thai schools.
Chulalongkorn Educational Review. 8(1), 12-24.
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Hallinger, P., Chantarapanya, P., Sriboonma, U., &
Kantamara, P. (2000). The challenge of educational
reform in Thailand: Jing Jai, Jing Jung, Nae Norn.
In T. Townsend and Y.C. Cheng (Eds.), Educational
change and development in the Asia-Pacific region:
Challenges for the future (pp. 207-226). Lisse, The
Netherlands: Swets & Zeitsinger.
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Hallinger, P. & Kantamara, P. (2000). Leading at the
confluence of tradition and globalization: The
challenge of change in Thai schools. Asia Pacific
Journal of Education 20(2), 46-57. Download
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Hallinger, P. (1999). Learning to lead educational
change in Asia. Invited paper presented at the
Conference on Professional Development for School
Leaders, Centre for Educational Leadership, Hong
Kong University, June 15-17, 1999.
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Hallinger, P. (1999). The challenge of creating
smart schools in Asia. Invited paper presented at
the Conference on Prospects of Education in the New
Century, National Cheng-Cheng University, Taiwan,
R.O.C., November 1-3, 1999.
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