1. Argyris, C. and Schoеn, D.A. (1974), Theory in Practice: Increasing Professional Effectiveness, Jossey-Bass Classics, San Francisco, CA.
2. Argyris, C., Putnam, R. and Smith, D.M. (1985), Action Science, Jossey-Bass, San Francisco, CA.
3. Ayyar, R.V.V. (1996), «Educational policy planning and globalisation», International Journal of Educational Development, Vol. 16 No. 4, pp. 347–354.
4. Brown, P. and Lauder, H. (1996), «Educa-tion, globalization and economic develop-ment». Journal of Education Policy, Vol. 11 No. 1, pp. 1–25.
5. Brown, T. (1999), «Challenging globalization as discourse and phenomenon». International Journal of Lifelong Education, Vol. 18 No. 1, pp. 3–17.
6. Cheng, Y.C. (1996), School Effectiveness and Schoolbased Management: A Mechanism for Development, Falmer Press, London.
7. Cheng, Y.C. (2000), «A CMI striplization paradigm for reforming education in the new millennium». International Journal of Educational Management, Vol. 14 No. 4, pp. 156–174.
8. Cheng, Y.C. (2001), «A new paradigm of education: globalization, localization, indi-vidualization and contextualized multiple intelligence», invited keynote speech presented at the Conference on «Impact of Globalization on Education», organized by The National Institute of Educational Planning and Administration, 18–20 December, 2001, New Delhi.
9. Cheng, Y.C. (2002a), Fostering local knowledge and wisdom in globalized edu-cation», invited keynote speech presented at the 8th International Conference, held at Faculty of Education of Chulalongkorn University, 18–21 November, Bangkok, the theme of the conference is «Globalization and localization enmeshed: searching for a balance in education».
10. Cheng, Y.C. (2002b), «New paradigm of borderless education: challenges, strategies and implications for effective education through localization and internationaliza-tion», invited main keynote speaker at the International Conference on Learning and Teaching with the theme «Challenge of
learning and teaching in a brave new world: issues and opportunities in borderless edu-cation», 14–16 October, Hatyai.
11. Cheung, W.M. and Cheng, Y.C. (1996), «A multilevel framework for self management in school». International Journal of Educational Management, Vol. 10 No. 1, pp. 17–29.
12. Curriculum Development Council (1999 October), A Holistic Review of the Hong Kong School Curriculum Proposed Reforms (consultative document), Government Printer, Hong Kong.
13. Fowler, F.C. (1994), «The international arena: the global village». Journal of Education Policy, Vol. 9 No. 56, pp. 89–102.
14. Green, A. (1999), «Education and globalization in Europe and East Asia: convergent and divergent trends». Journal of Education Policy, Vol. 14 No. 1, pp. 55–71.
15. Henry, M., Lingard, B., Rizvi, F. and Taylor, S. (1999), «Working with/against globalization in education». Journal of Education Policy, Vol. 14 No. 1, pp. 85–97.
16. Jones, P.W. (1999), «Globalisation and the UNESCO mandate: multilateral prospects for educational development». International Journal of Educational Development , Vol. 19 No. 1, pp. 17–25.
17. Little, A.W. (1996), «Globalization and educational research: whose context counts?» International Journal of Educational Development, Vol. 16 No. 4, pp. 427–438.
18. McGinn, N.F. (1996), «Education, democratization, and globalization: a challenge for comparative education». Comparative Education Review, Vol. 40 No. 4, pp. 341–357.
19. Mok, M.M.C. and Cheng, Y.C. (2001), «A theory of self learning in a human and technological environment: implications for education reforms». International Journal of Education Management, Vol. 15 No. 4,
pp. 172–186.
20. Pratt, G. and Poole, D. (2000), «Global corporations ‘R’ us? The impacts of globalisation on Australia n universities». Australian Universities’ Review, Vol. 42 No. 2 and Vol. 43 No. 1, pp. 16–23.
21. Wada, S. (1993), «Reinspiring Japanese educational objectives». Peabody Journal of Education, Vol. 68 No. 4, pp. 76–87.
22. Waters, M. (1995), Globalization, Rout-ledge, London.
23. Yu, H.P. (2001) (Ed.), The Course of Modernization in China, (three volumes, pp. 1–1516), Jiang Xu People Education Publishing House, Jiang Xu.
24. Yuen, P.Y. and Cheng, Y.C. (1997), «The action learning leadership for pursuing education quality in the twenty first century», paper presented at the
Fifth International Conference on Chinese Education Towards the 21st Century: Key Issues on the Research Agenda, Hong Kong. 25. Yuen, P.Y. and Cheng, Y.C. (2000), «Lead-ership for teachers’ action learning». International Journal of Educational Management, Vol. 14 No. 5, pp. 198–209.
