Leadership for Change: The Singapore Schools' Experience - Couverture souple

Koh, Thiam Seng; Hung, David Wei Loong

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 9813236841 ISBN 13 : 9789813236844

Editeur : World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd, 2018

Synopsis

The book shares stories of the role of school leadership in Singapore, with case studies from selected schools, that provides some insights on how Singapore delivers a high-quality education that had led to it achieving high rankings in TIMMS and PISA. This book will provide both the historical and present contexts of changes in the education system, school leadership and teacher leadership in Singapore that made it what it is today. It will distil some universal principles of educational change that school leaders and policy makers can apply in bringing about educational changes that will enhance the learning experiences of students and prepare them for future challenges.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Thiam-Seng Koh is an Associate Professor at the National Institute of Education lpar;NIErpar;, Singapore. Professor Koh has a wealth of experience from a teacher-trainer and researcher to a school leader and an administrator. He had held senior appointments at the Ministry of Education that included as a Deputy Director involved in policy formulation for university, polytechnic and ITE education and as Director of Educational Technology where he led the implementation of Singapore's 2nd lnfocomm Technology lpar;ICTrpar; in Education Masterplan. As Principal of St. Joseph's Institution, he led the development of the 6-year Integrated Programme leading to the International Baccalaureate Diploma. He initiated various curricular innovations that included special programmes such as ArtScience and Business Design Thinking and student-development initiatives like self-regulated learning to betterprepare the students for the future. Before returning to NIE in 2018, his last appointment was the Chief Executive Officer of St. Joseph's Institution International School. Recognised internationally for hisexpertise in the use of ICT for learning, he has served as a consultant to the Singapore Army, ST Engineering, Intel, and IDA International.

David Wei-Loong Hung is Associate Dean at the Office of Education Research lpar;OERrpar; and Head of the eduLab initiative at the NIE, Singapore. In 2004, he initiated the set-up of the Learning Sciences Laboratory to engage in school-based interventions with the view to changing pedagogy and practice. Grounded in socio-cultural and cultural-historical traditions, Prof Hung's interest lies in designing students' learning in both formal and informal contexts to maximise learner potential. Another significant part of his present work concerns the translation and dissemination of educational innovations, which the eduLab initiative seeks to advance. He is presently serving as a Contributing Editor for Educational Technology, Editor for Learning: Research and Practice, and as an International Advisory Board member for Asia Pacific Education Researcher.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 9813236841
• ISBN 13: 9789813236844
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 272
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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