Save a sinking ship: district-led school network governance to transform turnaround schools in Shanghai, China

PurposeThis paper explores a district government's role in using school networks to transform turnaround schools in rural Shanghai, China.Design/methodology/approachQualitative case studies were conducted.FindingsFindings showed that the C District government varied its power in initiating scho...

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Published in:Journal of professional capital and community 2024-01, Vol.9 (1), p.37-50
Main Author: Ye, Wangbei
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Asian students
Collaboration
Community support
Compulsory education
Core curriculum
Curricula
Educational Facilities Improvement
Educational Finance
Educational Resources
Enrollments
Funding
Leadership
Low-performing schools
Power
Rural areas
School districts
School Turnaround
Students
Teacher education
Teaching
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Summary:PurposeThis paper explores a district government's role in using school networks to transform turnaround schools in rural Shanghai, China.Design/methodology/approachQualitative case studies were conducted.FindingsFindings showed that the C District government varied its power in initiating school networks; collaborative networks were developed but addressed local problems in a limited manner and collaborative networks had difficulties innovating to solve novel problems.Originality/valueThis article presents an “external-internal context” framework for understanding local government's role in school networks and turnaround school transformation in China.
ISSN:2056-9548
2056-9556
DOI:10.1108/JPCC-06-2023-0042