Middle Leadership in an age of uncertainty and change

In an era of increasing external pressures such as recurring environmental and ecological crises, global threats, and the COVID-19 pandemic, more than ever, educators working in leadership/administration and teachers working in classrooms are called to demonstrate a higher level of adaptability and...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Yap, Siew Fong
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: ACEL 2022
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/90525
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Summary:In an era of increasing external pressures such as recurring environmental and ecological crises, global threats, and the COVID-19 pandemic, more than ever, educators working in leadership/administration and teachers working in classrooms are called to demonstrate a higher level of adaptability and flexibility to change. Amidst a growing shortage of the teaching workforce and a massive rapid switch to online curriculum delivery, educational institutions all over the world have experienced a disjoint in learning between home and school/organisation, piecemeal technologies to mimic physical teaching, and a real disconnect between teacher professional development and classroom practices which have contributed to diminishing efforts in productive and transformative learning.