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Entrepreneurial school assessment

Idea 1
Leading as entrepreneurial leaders

An entrepreneurial leader should be good in coordination and be proactive.
Are you the one? Are you an entrepreneurial teacher?

Self-assessment

Advocating innovation
Yes No
1. I proactively share my views.
2. I am a keen advocate of innovative initiatives in schools.
3. I am willing to dedicate my own time and resources to actualising my initiative.
4. My innovation fits my ideal in education.

Seeking resources
Yes No
5. I help my colleagues get professional advice from experts outside of our school.
6. I promote opportunities for conversation between colleagues and experts, from both
inside and outside of our school, regarding the latest practices in particular fields of expertise.
7. I seek financial assistance to support my initiative.
8. I help my colleagues get professional advice from experts at our school.

Contriving reverence/approbation
Yes No
9. I acknowledge the dedication of my colleagues to their work.
10. I care about the individual needs of my colleagues.
11. I am humbled to listen to my colleagues' suggestions.
Mitigating risk
Yes No
12. I am willing to try regardless of the uncertainty (risk) of the outcomes.
13. I regularly modify my initiative to cater for learners’ diversity.
14. Through explaining my educational ideal, I am confident in persuading my colleagues
to cooperate.
15. I enhance my colleagues’ understanding of my initiative.

Reference:
Ho, C. S., Lu, J., & Bryant, D. A. (2021). Understanding teacher entrepreneurial behavior in schools: Conceptualization and empirical
investigation. Journal of Educational Change.
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