...Paul Newton; Jose da Costa Purpose The purpose of this paper is to report on the policy and practice contexts for school autonomy and twenty-first century learning in Canadian provinces. Design/methodology/approach This paper reports on an analysis of policies in Canadian provinces...

..., influence the diffusion of innovations in the educational landscape of Singapore and how a centralised-decentralised system supports (or impedes) pedagogical reform for twenty-first century learning. Design/methodology/approach The paper first outlines the evolutionary stance of Singapore’s...

.... Leadership Self-management School autonomy Paradigm shift in education Twenty-first century learning School-based management Different types of school autonomy may relate differently to PISA performance. The 2009 and 2012 PISA results showed that schools with more autonomy over curriculum...