... Hallinger is the corresponding author and can be contacted at: hallinger@gmail.com 31 10 2016 27 03 2017 03 04 2017 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2018 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Thailand Asia Authentic leadership Principal Academic optimism...

...Shaobing Tang; Jiafang Lu; Philip Hallinger Purpose – Like other nations in Asia, mainland China has undergone continuous reforms in its economic, political and social institutions over the past two decades. These changes are also reflected in its education system, which has been both the target...

... Asia due to the stage of university development and the needs of regional societies. The purposes of this paper are to: To examine the emergent global emphasis on world university ranking as a driver of change in higher education, To discuss how the world university rankings are impacting East Asian...

..., the meaning of privatization is controversial. James (1984 , p. 98) notes that: David Chan can be contacted at: chan.david@cityu.edu.hk © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2008 Educational policy Schools Privatization Asia Private schooling in Hong Kong and Singapore has entered...