What is it about?
The study proposes a hybrid structure of instructional leadership that highlights a co-existence of both hierarchical and heterarchical elements in a centralized educational system.
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Why is it important?
The current study expands the global knowledge base on instructional leadership by providing indigenous knowledge of how instructional leadership is enacted in Singapore schools. Simultaneously, this study suggests a possible research agenda for a further scrutiny on (distributed) instructional leadership.
Perspectives
The study provides empirical evidence of how instructional leadership is practised in Singapore school system. It also suggests a research agenda where distributed instructional leadership could be further explored and theorised.
David Ng
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This page is a summary of: Instructional leadership structure in Singapore: a co-existence of hierarchy and heterarchy, Journal of Educational Administration, April 2017, Emerald,
DOI: 10.1108/jea-05-2016-0060.
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