Knowledge Management for School Education

​This book introduces the application of knowledge management (KM) theories, practices, and tools in school organization for sustainable development. Schools in Asia Pacific have long faced a variety of challenges in terms of sustainable development under

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Eric C.K. Cheng

Knowledge Management for School Education

SpringerBriefs in Education

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Eric C.K. Cheng

Knowledge Management for School Education

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Eric C.K. Cheng Department of Curriculum and Instruction The Hong Kong Institute of Education Hong Kong Hong Kong SAR

ISSN  2211-1921 ISSN  2211-193X  (electronic) ISBN 978-981-287-232-6 ISBN 978-981-287-233-3  (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-981-287-233-3 Library of Congress Control Number: 2014951699 Springer Singapore Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London © The Author(s) 2015 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. Exempted from this legal reservation are brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis or material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the Copyright Law of the Publisher’s location, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Permissions for use may be obtained through RightsLink at the Copyright Clearance Center. Violations are liable to prosecution under the respective Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. While the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication, neither the authors nor the editors nor the publisher can accept any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions that may be made. The publisher makes no warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)

Contents

1 Challenges for Schools in a Knowledge Society. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1.1 The Impacts of Knowledge Expansion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1.2 The Challenges from Education Policies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 1.2.1 The Knowledge Gap for Self-evaluation and Planning. . . . . 3 1.2.2 The Knowledge Gap for Developing a Self-regulated Learner. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 1.3 Developing a Knowledge-Sharing Culture. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 1.4 Sharing of Best Practices by Social Learning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .