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The importance of ethics in leading an International Baccalaureate School in China
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This study aimed to explore the challenges that leaders and teachers face in a British-style, International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme school in China. Although there has been substantial literature devoted to the spread of International Baccalaureate Schools in East and Southeast Asia, relatively little research has been done on International Baccalaureate schools in China. This study investigated the cultural expectations of school leaders and how school leaders and teachers could negotiate these. A total of seven semi-structured interviews were held with school leaders and teachers to investigate these challenges. Twenty-four teachers were also surveyed. It was found that emotional intelligence and cultural awareness were vital for leaders. Furthermore, as achieving consensus can be very difficult in an international school setting, it was vital for leaders to rely on their ethical judgements and core principles.
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“This study also shows that British-style International Baccalaureate school principals balanced Confucian respect for authority with Western pedagogical philosophies to navigate cultural clashes through empathy and ethical judgment.”
From The Direct and Cascading Impacts of School Leaders’ Emotional Intelligence on Teachers and Students: A Systematic Review (2025) · cites this paper as Gibson (2024)
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“Gibson (2024) found that EI was reframed in China to emphasise hierarchical harmony and collective goal alignment implying a divergence from Western models that stress individual empowerment.”
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- Authors
- Gibson, C.
- Affiliations
- Wellington College International Shanghai, Shanghai, China
- Corresponding author
- Gibson, Conor
- ORCID
- Gibson, Conor
- Venue
- Management in Education
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2024-06-20
- Volume
- 39
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 135-141
- ISSN
- 0892-0206 (ISSN-L)
- 1741-9883
- OpenAlex
- W4399856750
- Cited by
- 3
- References
- 55
- Citations by year
- 2025: 1 · 2024: 2
- FWCI
- 3.79
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Management in Education (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Education › Educational Leadership and Practices
- Social Sciences › Education › Education and Teacher Training
- Social Sciences › Education › Global Education and Multiculturalism
- Keywords
- International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme, international schools, school leadership, ethics in education, cultural expectations, emotional intelligence, cultural awareness, consensus building, moral judgment, teacher perceptions, China
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