"Cheng articulates the extent to which knowledge management approaches can create intellectual capital (IC) and contribute to improvements in education quality. He argues that public schools have long contended with the requirements of quality assurance in a competitive environment of decreasing student numbers, increasing parental choice and rising standards of accountability. As public organizations, schools have to demonstrate appropriate resource management and show evidence that they are meeting defined development plans and goals. Cheng proposes a strategic approach, Intellectual Capital management, to help schools respond to and cope with the increasingly competitive environment while enhancing school capacity for improving student learning. First, the book guides readers to understand the development of IC theory in the context of education to address the requirements of quality assurance and accountability. It then introduces Lesson Study, e-Learning and ICT as key resources and drivers for building school IC, and examines the organisational factors that enable knowledge management approaches for developing IC in schools from both Asia and Europe. It concludes by offering strategies and implementation methods to manage school IC for sustainable development. Combining research from Asia and Europe, this edited volume will be useful for school leaders and policy makers, as well as those researching school leadership and intellectual capital"--
This book articulates the extent to which knowledge management approaches can create intellectual capital (IC) and contribute to improvements in education quality. Combining research from Asia and Europe, it will be useful for school leaders and policy makers, as well as those researching school leadership and intellectual capital.
Part I: Theoretical Perspective of Intellectual Capital for Education
Organisations,
1. The Rise of School Intellectual Capital Management,
2. The
Origin and Evolution of Intellectual Capital,
3. Enabling Intellectual
Capital through Social Capital: School Management of Changing Times in
Taiwan,
4. How Positive Principal Leadership Shapes Intellectual Capital in
Taiwanese Schools: A Case Study, Part II: Lesson Study as Intellectual
Capital Development Strategies,
5. Fostering Intellectual Capital by Lesson
Study with Unit Lesson Plan,
6. Developing Intellectual Capital in Japanese
Schools through Lesson Study: A Perspective from Curriculum Management,
7.
The Intellectual Capital in a Shanghai School: A Case Study of Systemic
Development, Part III: E-Learning and Online Learning as Intellectual Capital
Development Strategies,
8. E-Learning and Online Learning as an Innovative
Capital in Japanese Schools,
9. E-Learning as Innovative School Intellectual
Capital: A Case Study in Taiwan,
10. Creating Intellectual Capital through a
Learning-Driven Knowledge Management System in a Hong Kong School, Part IV:
Case Studies of the Development of Intellectual Capital,
11. Managing School
Intellectual Capital and Collaborative Professionalism in Public Education in
Hungary,
12. Intellectual Capital and Collaborative Professionalism in
Education - Case Studies of Some European Countries,
13. How Schools in Macau
Create Intellectual Capital for Development,
14. Intellectual Capital in Hong
Kong Schools: A Leadership Perspective, Part V: Conclusion,
15. Strategies
and Practices for School Intellectual Capital Management
Eric C. K. Cheng is a specialist in knowledge management, educational management, and Lesson Study. He is currently Associate Professor of the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at the Education University of Hong Kong.
