Inspiring Purpose in High-Performance Schooling

Mary Anne Heng's book "Inspiring Purpose in High-Performance Schooling" argues that modern-day schooling should focus on purpose rather than efficiency and effectiveness. She uses Singapore and Israel as examples to explore how education can be transformed to serve a deeper purpose, uncovering children's real experiences of school. The book is a valuable resource for teachers, school leaders, policymakers, and education researchers interested in educational leadership and change, curriculum, teaching and learning, and youth purpose.

Format: Hardback
Length: 162 pages
Publication date: 27 February 2024
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

In her book, Inspiring Purpose in High-Performance Schooling, Mary Anne Heng delves into the prevailing focus of modern-day schooling on efficiency and effectiveness, often measured through standardized tests and academic achievements. This book critically examines what truly matters in high-performance schooling contexts, using Singapore as an example. Heng argues that education should be viewed as a transformative process with a deeper purpose that goes beyond the mere acquisition of knowledge and skills. She challenges the rhetoric of developing passion, curiosity, creativity, and other 21st-century competencies in high-performance schooling and seeks to uncover the authentic experiences of children in school.

Through extensive research using various sources, including surveys, individual student interviews, and rich discussions with practicing teachers and educational leaders, Heng analyzes the data to provide insights into the current state of education. She argues that a new vision is needed in education for the future, one that celebrates achievement with a larger purpose for the wider world.

This book is a valuable resource for teachers, school leaders, policymakers, graduate students in education programs, and education researchers interested in educational leadership, change, curriculum, teaching, and learning, as well as youth purpose. It offers valuable insights and perspectives on the role of education in shaping individuals and contributing to a better world.

Weight: 500g
Dimension: 234 x 156 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367427764