Thesis (M. Ed.)--University of Hong Kong, 2006. / Title proper from title frame. Also available in printed format.

The purpose of this research is to investigate strategies and outcomes of school-based curriculum management in elementary schools of Kaohsiung City. This research is designed with different personal background and school circumstance variables. It also provides suggestions for Education Bureau, Kaohsiung Government while managing local school curriculum. Moreover, the researcher discussed the behavior and meaning of school-based curriculum management and its specific effects and strategies to build an efficacious interactive model for curriculum. Method for collecting data in this research is mainly through questionnaires. Questionnaires were sent to 8 people per elementary school in Kaohsiung, including Principlals, Directors of Academic Studies, Managers of Teaching Branch or Research and Development Branch, and 5 members from Curriculum Development Committee. Questions about strategies of curriculum management (curriculum leading, member communication, learning group organization, potential encouragement, and facilities support) and outcomes of curriculum management (curriculum organization, curriculum design, curriculum evaluation, curriculum knowledge and curriculum resources combination) are both involved in the questionnaire. 456 questionnaires were sent and 432 valid questionnaires are collected. Data are analyzed quantitatively by mean, standard deviation, T-test, one-way ANOVA and Pearson Product-moment Correlation etc. Based on the statistics and analyses, conclusions are as followed: 1. Different personal background variables lead significant diversity on strategies of curriculum management. 2. Different school circumstance variables lead unsignificant diversity on strategies of curriculum management. 3. Different personal background variables lead significant diversity on outcomes of curriculum management. 4. Different school circumstance variables lead unsignificant diversity on outcomes of curriculum management. 5. Strategies of curriculum management is significant diversity to outcomes of curriculum management. 6. Strategies of curriculum management is significant correlateion to outcomes of curriculum management. According to the conclusions, the researcher also addressed advice for local educational institution, school administrators and further research.

Thesis (M. Ed.)--University of Hong Kong, 2001. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 114-118).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Texas at Austin, 2000. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 195-205). Available also in a digital version from Dissertation Abstracts.

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Research Doctorate - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) / This thesis examines the impact of implementing participatory school administration, leadership and management (PSALM) via Advisory School Councils (ASC) in Philippine public secondary schools. Through an experiment with empirical surveys, documentary analyses and interviews, this study reveals that the experimental group (EG) had higher levels of commitment, empowerment, trust and inclination for meaningful participation in improving the school compared with the control group (CG) after one year of implementing PSALM. However, the one-year experiment did not yield a significant impact on the students’ academic achievement levels. Survey respondents (735 for the 1st survey and 603 for the 2nd survey) were the school heads, teachers, students, alumni, parents and community leaders from the 76 participating schools (38 schools for experimental group and the same number for the control group). The EG perceived the ASC operations in their schools as effective. Factors that either elicit or inhibit active participation from the stakeholders in collaborative decision making have been identified. An authentic model for the effective implementation of PSALM is proposed. The study suggests that the Philippines should expedite the process of establishing school councils in the public schools as an approach for creating better schools.

Research Doctorate - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) / This thesis examines the impact of implementing participatory school administration, leadership and management (PSALM) via Advisory School Councils (ASC) in Philippine public secondary schools. Through an experiment with empirical surveys, documentary analyses and interviews, this study reveals that the experimental group (EG) had higher levels of commitment, empowerment, trust and inclination for meaningful participation in improving the school compared with the control group (CG) after one year of implementing PSALM. However, the one-year experiment did not yield a significant impact on the students’ academic achievement levels. Survey respondents (735 for the 1st survey and 603 for the 2nd survey) were the school heads, teachers, students, alumni, parents and community leaders from the 76 participating schools (38 schools for experimental group and the same number for the control group). The EG perceived the ASC operations in their schools as effective. Factors that either elicit or inhibit active participation from the stakeholders in collaborative decision making have been identified. An authentic model for the effective implementation of PSALM is proposed. The study suggests that the Philippines should expedite the process of establishing school councils in the public schools as an approach for creating better schools.

Thesis (Ed. D.)--West Virginia University, 1999. / Title from document title page. Document formatted into pages; contains xv, 191 p. Vita. Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references (p. 155-167).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Chicago, Dept. of Education, June 1999. / Includes bibliographical references. Also available on the Internet.

Thesis (M. Ed.)--University of Hong Kong, 1999. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 146-161).