Leading and Transforming Education Systems
Evidence, Insights, Critique and Reflections
Editors: JONES, Michelle, Harris, Alma (Eds.)
Free Preview- Contributes to the field of educational leadership and the knowledge base concerning educational improvement at the school and system level
- Offers a unique and contemporary comparative analysis of leadership development in Asia
- Examines how different leadership development programs are being developed and deployed as a strategy for educational improvement and transformation
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This book explores the ongoing transformation processes in various education systems, including those in Asia. Drawing on research, policy and practice in a diverse range of contexts to illuminate the process of system transformation and improvement, it provides a rich comparative basis for considering large-scale reform and offers contemporary reflections and insights into the process of school and system improvement. The book features informed critique, as well as descriptions, analyses and assessments of system reform in all its facets. Accordingly, it offers unique perspectives on the change processes, and reveals how numerous countries in Asia and elsewhere are tackling the challenge of transforming their schools and education systems.
- Table of contents (13 chapters)
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Leading and Transforming Education Systems: Two Canadian Examples
Pages 1-17
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Leading and Transforming Education Systems: A System Approach to Curriculum Reform in Wales
Pages 19-31
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System Reform in China: Mobilising and Sharing Resources Across Schools
Pages 33-46
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Change in the Early Childhood Care and Education Sector in Singapore
Pages 47-60
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The English School Reforms: Competition, Innovation and Fragmentation
Pages 61-76
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Table of contents (13 chapters)
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Leading and Transforming Education Systems
- Book Subtitle
- Evidence, Insights, Critique and Reflections
- Editors
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- Michelle JONES
- Alma Harris
- Series Title
- Education in the Asia-Pacific Region: Issues, Concerns and Prospects
- Series Volume
- 52
- Copyright
- 2020
- Publisher
- Springer Singapore
- Copyright Holder
- Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd.
- eBook ISBN
- 978-981-15-4996-0
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-981-15-4996-0
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-981-15-4994-6
- Series ISSN
- 1573-5397
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- XVII, 206
- Number of Illustrations
- 4 b/w illustrations, 5 illustrations in colour
- Topics