Dialogue-Based School Management: A New Approach to School Management in China
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Jan 27, 2026
Abstract
Grounded in dialogue theory, the dialogue-based school management model is a novel approach to school management in China in response to the limitations of traditional school management patterns. It is the result of long-term explorations of effective school management modalities on the part of schools at all levels. This article elucidates the model’s connotations and basic elements, analyzes the significance of its implementation, and proposes pathways to its successful enactment.
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Keywords
Dialogue, Dialogue-Based Management, Dialogue-Based School Management, School Management
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Buber, M. (2015). I and Thou. Beijing: The Commercial Press.
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Jin, Y. (1997). Literary Hermeneutics. Changchun: Northeast Normal University Press.
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Yu, X. (2022). The dimension of the “others” in dialogue-based school management. Journal of Nanjing Normal University (Social Sciences Edition), 2022(2), 43-52. Available at: https://kns.cnki.net/kcms2/article/abstract?v=Ow72tX7v2w1ZTR3xmWH8VyE_AmSpTtW6tx7UUuNdZV7y3MC1DfxfDyq5oLhRznOyxm1tn60ISNeghZWkkU5aak32QdRIdp4vHMnViW-d8yxG5NLrqePQ3h00qVAbs7VdWdDyK5Rg6Ag4QcYsbEHrq6VZavvnH781eOVPqQBPLuRQjobCIdCTuA==&uniplatform=NZKPT&language=CHS
Zhang, G. (2011). Examination of humanistic management and institutionalized management: Reflections on the transformation and construction of school management paradigms in the context of performance-based appraisal. Modern Education Science, 2011(8), 57-59. DOI: https://doi.org/10.13980/j.cnki.xdjykx.gjyj.2011.08.031.
Zhang, X. (2006). Introduction to Educational Management. Shanghai: Shanghai Educational Publishing House.
Zhang, Z. & Jin, Y. (2004). Dialogue-based teaching in the context of the revised curriculum program. Journal of Southwest Normal University (Humanities and Social Sciences Edition), 2004(5), 77-80. DOI: https://doi.org/10.13718/j.cnki.xdsk.2004.05.016.
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Chen, S. (2026). Dialogue-Based School Management: A New Approach to School Management in China. Science Insights Education Frontiers, 32(1), 5191–5203. https://doi.org/10.15354/sief.26.re101
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