Instructional leadership practices in Singapore |
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| Authors: | Foo Seong David Ng Thanh Dong Nguyen Koon Siak Benjamin Wong Kim Weng William Choy |
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| Institution: | Policy and Leadership Studies Academic Group, National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore |
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| Abstract: | This paper presents a review of the literature on principal instructional leadership in Singapore. The authors investigated the dimensions of instructional leadership in the practices of Singapore principals and highlighted the strategies these leaders adopt to enact their instructional roles. Singapore principals were found to play an active role in defining the school vision and promoting the school climate. However, in the areas of curriculum implementation and classroom instruction, the middle management team in the school played more active roles as compared to principals. Five broad conclusions were discussed to provide perspectives on instructional leadership practices in Singapore. This paper also highlighted limitations on current instructional leadership research in Singapore and pointed to areas of future research. |
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| Keywords: | instructional leadership principal leadership principalship school leadership Singapore |
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