Improving Educational Decision-Making Ability of Local Educational Department by University Experts: A Case Study

• In Event: Marriott Roundtable Session 25
  In Roundtable Session: Dynamics of Local Educational Improvement

Abstract

A lot of studies focus on the collaboration between universities and primary and secondary schools in the process of running schools in order to improve teachers’ professional development. However, teachers’ development, to some extent, relies on the appropriate planning and decision of local educational administrative department. The present study intends to improve decision-making ability of local educational department through investigating 20 primary and secondary schools and ten kindergartens in Jinhua economic and technological development zone. To understand present situation of education in the zone, headmasters, teacher representatives and some cadres were interviewed. Data analysis indicated problems in current educational reform. Educational and practical implications are discussed.

Authors

• Xusheng Qian, Zhejiang Normal University

• Meina Luo, College of Foreign Languages,Zhejiang Normal University

• Xiaoyan Zhou, College of Teacher Education, Zhejiang Normal University

• Fenyan Zhang, Zhejiang Normal University