{"product_id":"9781119369721","title":"Empowered Educators in Singapore How High-Performing Systems Shape Teaching Quality","description":"\u003ch1\u003eEmpowered Educators in Singapore\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eHow High-Performing Systems Shape Teaching Quality\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eA. Lin Goodwin | Ee-Ling Low | Linda Darling-Hammond\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eEducation \/ Administration \/ School Superintendents \u0026amp; Principals\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBEST PRACTICES FROM SINGAPORE'S HIGH-PERFORMING SCHOOL SYSTEM\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eEmpowered Educators in Singapore\u003c\/i\u003e is one volume in a series that explores how high-performing educational systems from around the world achieve strong results. The anchor book, \u003ci\u003eEmpowered Educators: How High-Performing Systems Shape Teaching Quality Around the World\u003c\/i\u003e, is written by Linda Darling-Hammond and colleagues, with contributions from the authors of this volume.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eEmpowered Educators in Singapore\u003c\/i\u003e delves into the country's rapid rise to educational excellence on a global scale and the national effort that drives it. Singaporean students routinely outperform their peers from around the world, placing first or second in international assessments, particularly in math and science.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn 2015, Singaporean students topped the league table for both the Programme in International Student Achievement (PISA) and the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS). With educators around the world clamoring for the \"Singapore secret,\" the reality is that Singapore's excellence is the result of a 25-year drive to improve education through systemic, long-term and ongoing, consistent, and deliberative reform with an emphasis on teacher quality.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book describes the interwoven strategies that merge context, quality, governance, and continual evolution into a consistently high-achieving student population.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e   \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA. LIN GOODWIN\u003c\/b\u003e is the Evenden Professor of Education, and vice dean at Teachers College, Columbia University, New York. Her research focuses on teacher and teacher educator development, teachers' multicultural understandings, and international comparative analyses of education practice and policy. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEE-LING LOW\u003c\/b\u003e is professor of Applied Linguistics and Teacher Learning and head of Strategic Planning \u0026amp; Academic Quality at the National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLINDA DARLING-HAMMOND\u003c\/b\u003e is president of the Learning Policy Institute and the Charles E. Ducommun Professor of Education Emeritus at Stanford University, where she founded the Stanford Center for Opportunity Policy in Education. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e03 April 2017\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eJossey-Bass\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781119369721\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e144\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e4.94\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44379116011660,"sku":"9781119369721","price":28.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781119369721.jpg?v=1781092739","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781119369721","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}