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Different Approaches to the Professional Development of Principals: A Comparative Study of New Zealand and Singapore
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Retna, Kala S. – School Leadership & Management, 2015
One of the key factors that contribute to effective management of schools is the professional development of principals. The role of the principal has become more complex with the dynamic and constant reforms in the educational environment. The present study focuses on the professional development of principals in New Zealand and Singapore. The…
Descriptors: School Administration, Educational Change, Principals, Faculty Development
School Leadership around the World
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Stewart, Vivien – Educational Leadership, 2013
"Great teachers and school leaders hold the key to America's children getting a first-rate education, but we do a spotty job of preparing them." Citing these words of U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, Vivien Stewart plunges into a fascinating account of how top-performing countries are developing strong school leaders. While…
Descriptors: Principals, Administrator Education, Instructional Leadership, Teacher Education
Developing Forward-Looking and Innovative School Leaders: The Singapore Leaders in Education Programme
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Ng, Pak Tee – Journal of In-service Education, 2008
The Leaders in Education Programme is a six-month full-time programme for specially selected vice-principals and ministry officers in Singapore to prepare them for school leadership. This paper describes and analyses the design of the programme and identifies the key underlying principle as that of knowledge construction, sharing and application…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Foreign Countries, Instructional Leadership, Program Descriptions
Secondary School Socio-Cultural Context Influencing ICT Integration: A Case Study Approach
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Divaharan, Shanti; Ping, Lim Cher – Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 2010
This paper proposes the use of activity theory and multi-level activity systems as a framework to analyse the effectiveness of ICT integration in Singapore secondary school classrooms. Three levels of activity systems are developed to study the effectiveness of ICT integration at the classroom: the classroom activity system, the department…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Technology Integration, Program Effectiveness, Foreign Countries
Enabling Teachers to Become Pedagogical Leaders: Case Studies of Two IDEAS Schools in Singapore and Australia
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Chew, Joy Oon Ai; Andrews, Dorothy – Educational Research for Policy and Practice, 2010
This research paper is about the role of the principal in enabling teacher leadership for pedagogical innovations and school improvement studied in two Innovative Designs for Enhancing Achievements in Schools (IDEAS) schools in Singapore and Australia over a 3-year period from 2005 to 2007. The research reported is based on the developing…
Descriptors: Improvement Programs, Educational Change, Foreign Countries, Case Studies
Understanding Middle Leaders: A Closer Look at Middle Leadership in Primary Schools in Singapore
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Heng, Mary Anne; Marsh, Colin J. – Educational Studies, 2009
What is the nature of middle leadership in primary schools? What are middle leaders' understanding and experiences in leading learning and teaching? Set against the policy context of decentralised centralism in Singapore and an emerging worldwide trend of decentralisation as a means to encourage school-based development and innovation, this study…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Educational Change, Foreign Countries, Elementary Schools