Education Reform in Singapore: Critical Perspectives

Education Reform in Singapore : Critical Perspectives is a collection of chapters that reviews the developments of Singapore s education environment, and the significant roles that school leaders and teachers will play in schools. In particular, this book aims to link together research in three distinctive areas institutional reforms, leader and teacher development, and organisational management so as to provide a holistic picture of the transformations that have occurred in the area of educational research in Singapore. This book is aimed at education scholars and students at the foundational and intermediate levels of study. The chapters contained in this book intend to develop in the readers deep appreciation of the rationale in which the Ministry of Education seeks to enhance the education system, and the implications and impact on respective stakeholders such as schools, teachers, students, parents and the community. By identifying and analysing these three main components and factors contributing to Singapore s education reform, this book will enable readers to understand why Singapore s education policy initiatives have been so successful in the past, as well as enable readers to better envisage how Singapore s education system will continue to be relevant and future-oriented. This book offers valuable insights into institutional processes and reveals enduring implications for theory development and school practices in the Singaporean context, thus making a unique contribution to the emerging field of educational research in Singapore.Organized sections This book is organized into three sections covering different aspects of education reforms. Each chapter is written by an author who has long served in the education sector and has both real-life experience and academic knowledge in the field. Visual diagrams Visual diagrams are provided to aid readers in envisioning and understand the concepts. Simple and real-life examples The examples in the book make use of real-life and local situations unique to Singapore, that make it easier for readers to relate to situations as well as find them applicable to their own schools or experiences.