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Leadership supporting innovation in curriculum: Essential lessons
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Type
Book chapter
Citation
Hairon Salleh. (2022). Leadership supporting innovation in curriculum: Essential lessons. In D. Hung, L. Wu, & D. Kwek (Eds.), Diversifying schools: Systemic catalysts for educational innovations in Singapore (pp. 193-210). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-6034-4_11
Abstract
The task of school leadership has never been less challenging than before especially taking into consideration current education reforms that demand extensive, comprehensive and in-depth changes. At the ground level, schools as organizations are now engulfed in this sea of change characterized by increasing rapidity, intensity, fluidity, complexity and uncertainty. School leaders, being the sole authoritative figure, are faced with increasing demands from a range of stakeholders inside and outside schools including policymakers, district authorities, business partners, parents, teachers and students. A main upshot of which is school leaders’ responsibility and prerogative to provide diverse curricula that satisfy diverse needs of stakeholders. This chapter describes findings from a qualitative study of one government primary school in Singapore which had undertaken a school-based and school-wide curriculum innovation involving ICT. The study brings to the fore the indispensable role of leadership across all levels of the organization encompassing a diverse set of leadership models to support curriculum development and innovation.
Date Issued
2022
ISBN
978-981-16-6034-4 (online)
978-981-16-6033-7 (print)
Publisher
Springer
Series
Education in the Asia-Pacific region: Issues, concerns and prospects