Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to present a review of empirical studies on principal
leadership in Singapore. It seeks to provide a general picture of Singapore principals' …

Walk into a classroom in Tokyo, New York, London or Rotterdam, and the similarities in
structure, activity, purpose and style will outweigh differences in language, dress and ethnic …

The article examines the professional development of secondary school principals in
Nigeria. Drawing from vast review of literature on professional development and …

This global collection brings a new perspective to the field of comparative education by
presenting trust, capacity and accountability as the three building blocks of education …

The paper examines the professional training of Principals of secondary schools in Nigeria.
The study observes that teaching experience appears to be the major yardstick that is being …

In this chapter, we share the journey of how educational leadership developed in Singapore
from its infancy during Singapore's independence in 1965 to an education system that is …

Meeting the developmental needs of leaders in education has in recent times become big
business. Increasingly elaborate and expensive programs of training, assessment and …

School heads and assistant headteachers in Cyprus attend in‐service training programmes
as part of their professional development, after they are promoted to their new leadership …

The key purpose of this paper is to offer an exploration of the career paths of a number of
Irish school principals. The information presented is part of a comparative study in the area …

Singapore was first pushed into the limelight when the 2012 Programme for International
Student Assessment results were announced and Singapore was amongst the top five …