Leadership for Change

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.
Contents: Educational Leadership for Change: An IntroductionEducational Leadership in Singapore: A Historical DevelopmentThe Significance of Educational Leadership: The Case for Singapore Schools TodayEducational Change for the 21st Century: Why School Systems Have to Respond or be Made RedundantTeacher Leadership for Innovation DiffusionLeadership from the Middle: Distributing Leadership Upwards, Downwards, and SidewardsSchool, Teacher, and Student LeadershipSustainability: Building a Sustainable Eco-System for Innovations
Readership: General public and professionals.
Keywords:Education;LeadershipReview:Key Features:Much of information covered in the proposed book has been reported generally in academic journals, which are less accessible to the public. The findings reported in the book will be written in the form of stories and perspectives that will engage a wider audience beyond academia and practitionersThere is much interest in the Singapore education system because of its strong international standing in TIMMS and PISA. This book will provide stories and insights into how school leaders, in working with the Ministry of Education, bring about some of the important changes in education that have contributed to Singapore having a strong internationally-recognised education systemThe stories in the book will be told through the direct experiences of key leaders who are and were contributors to the success of the Singapore education system and researchers who are actively researching school leadership in Singapore schools which implement educational changes to improve learning experiences of their students