School Leadership and Educational Change in Singapore

Description

This book provides readers with insights into how Singapore school leaders are actively engaged in the transformation of the Singapore education system. It brings to attention crucial elucidations of the increasing demand and complexity placed on school leaders through the use of case studies. Each chapter in the book focuses on a particular issue which has become important or has gained renewed importance in the Singapore education system. The chapters first provide a background to the theme under examination and a theoretical basis for discussion. They then narrate the case that shows how school leaders interpret and implement policy initiatives in their respective schools or lead change in that area. The case studies span over a wide range of domains such as instructional leadership, assessment leadership, stakeholder engagement, professional learning communities, and school branding. The data collected from these case studies came primarily from interviews of educators in their respective school contexts, in addition to other sources of data such as artifacts. Each case study highlights descriptions, interpretations, and perspectives across school contexts, which is consistent with the proposition that school leadership is very much shaped by context. At the end of each chapter, there are guiding questions to help readers critically analyse and reflect on the main learning points of the case. Front Matter ....Pages i-vii Introduction: School Leadership and Educational Change in Singapore (Pak Tee Ng, Benjamin Wong)....Pages 1-6 Instructional Leadership (F. S. David Ng)....Pages 7-30 Curriculum Leadership (Christina Lim-Ratnam)....Pages 31-49 Assessment Leadership (Hui Yong Tay, Kelvin Tan)....Pages 51-68 Professional Development (William K. W. Choy, Paul M. H. Chua)....Pages 69-86 Stakeholder Engagement (Lana Y. L. Khong)....Pages 87-105 Professional Learning Communities (Salleh Hairon, Catherine S. K. Chua, Diwi Abbas)....Pages 107-122 Design Thinking (Yew Leong Wong, Benjamin Wong)....Pages 123-148 Information Communication Technology (Catherine S. K. Chua, Ching Sing Chai)....Pages 149-168 School Culture (Antonia K. W. Teng, Yenming Zhang)....Pages 169-182 Character and Citizenship Education (Zoe Boon, Benjamin Wong)....Pages 183-199 School Branding (Jonathan W. P. Goh, Catherine S. K. Chua, Salleh Hairon)....Pages 201-213 Conclusion: Leading Schools in Complexity (Salleh Hairon)....Pages 215-220