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Soh, Kaycheng – Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education, 2014
In PISA 2009, Finland and Singapore were both ranked high among the participating nations and have caught much attention internationally. However, a secondary analysis of the means for Reading achievement show that the differences are rather small and are attributable to spurious precision. Hence, the two nations should be considered as being on…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Academic Achievement, Achievement Rating, Comparative Education
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Lee, Moosung; Hallinger, Philip – School Effectiveness and School Improvement, 2012
This study examines the impact of macro-context factors on the behavior of school principals. More specifically, the article illuminates how a nation's level of economic development, societal culture, and educational system influence the amount of time principals devote to their job role and shape their allocation of time to instructional…
Descriptors: Cultural Context, Principals, Instructional Leadership, Economic Development
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Sofo, Francesco; Fitzgerald, Robert; Jawas, Umiati – School Leadership & Management, 2012
The paper reviews the research on instructional leadership and, through identifying problems emerging in Indonesian school reform, suggests some sustainable solutions. There are some discrepancies in the processes of Indonesia's school reform, and the objectives of the national education reform do not seem to have been reflected in the actual…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Change, Instructional Leadership, Educational Attainment