This book provides readers with insights into how Singapore school leaders are actively engaged
in the transformation of the Singapore education system. It brings to attention crucial
elucidations of the increasing demand and complexity placed on school leaders through the use
of case studies. Each chapter in the book focuses on a particular issue which has become
important or has gained renewed importance in the Singapore education system. The chapters
first provide a background to the theme under examination and a theoretical basis for
discussion. They then narrate the case that shows how school leaders interpret and implement
policy initiatives in their respective schools or lead change in that area. The case studies
span over a wide range of domains such as instructional leadership assessment leadership
stakeholder engagement professional learning communities and school branding. The data
collected from these case studies came primarily from interviews of educators in their
respective school contexts in addition to other sources of data such as artifacts. Each case
study highlights descriptions interpretations and perspectives across school contexts which
is consistent with the proposition that school leadership is very much shaped by context. At
the end of each chapter there are guiding questions to help readers critically analyse and
reflect on the main learning points of the case.
