...Tony Bush; Ashley Yoon Mooi Ng Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present and discuss the findings from research on the relationship between leadership theory and policy reform in Malaysia. Distributed leadership is normatively preferred in the Malaysia Education Blueprint (MEB...

...Philip Hallinger; Donnie Adams; Alma Harris; Michelle Suzette Jones Purpose Over the past several decades, instructional leadership has gradually gained increasing currency as a key role of school principals throughout much of the world. This is also the case in Malaysia where educational research...

...Zarina Waheed; Sufean Hussin; Megat Ahmad Kamaluddin Bin Megat Daud Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the best practices of school leaders, teachers, pupils, parents and the community in selected transformed schools in Selangor, Malaysia. Design/methodology/approach...

...Rahimah Haji Ahmad Discusses educational development, focussing on curriculum changes and issues affecting the change in Malaysia and perspectives for the future. Begins with an introduction that describes the school system in general, followed by a description of educational and curriculum...

... myth to ensure that Malaysia becomes one of the Pacific Rim Countries which could contribute importantly to knowledge culture[ 16 ]. The rapid pace of globalization ignited the goal of internationalizing Malaysian education and establishing centres of excellence in the country. The meaning, purpose...