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EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP, MANAGEMENT AND THE PHENOMENON OF MANAGERIALISM
EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP, MANAGEMENT AND THE PHENOMENON OF MANAGERIALISM

Author(s): Lim Ai Hong, Jukka Kangaslahti
Subject(s): Education, Management and complex organizations
Published by: Editura Pro Universitaria
Keywords: Leadership; management; accountability and managerialism in education; management and evaluation in Singapore; performativity; evaluation of teachers in Singapore;

Summary/Abstract: Singapore is amongst the best ranking countries in PISA evaluation. In this article the downfalls of reaching to this result is explored from different perspectives. The article also depicts the alarming global shift in education, which concentrates on standardizing learning and teaching through testing and measuring the effectiveness of schools and even the entire education systems of nations. Applying business models and practices into education has alarming negative consequences in school development and teachers’ motivation to concentrate on their core task, which is teaching and educating students. Practical examples of this very process are described by examining how teachers in Singapore are evaluated according to ‘performance indicators’ and by presenting some aspects of Singaporean School Excellence Model (SEM).

  • Issue Year: VIII/2017
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 11-20
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: English
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