Schools and the law: emerging legal issues internationally with implications for school leaders in Singapore
PhD Thesis
Title | Schools and the law: emerging legal issues internationally with implications for school leaders in Singapore |
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Type | PhD Thesis |
Authors | |
Author | Teh, Mui-Kim |
Supervisor | Albion, Peter |
Varnham, Sally | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
Qualification Name | Doctor of Philosophy |
Number of Pages | 456 |
Year | 2008 |
Abstract | [Abstract]: Singapore schools had encountered little involvement with legal issues in the past, and there had been a general feeling of complacency amongst educators that the situation was unlikely to change. Yet many English-speaking countries across the world had been experiencing increasing exposure to legal issues in their schools, and the question was whether Singapore was likely to share the same experience over time. Strong indications were beginning to appear that the situation was indeed changing, including a number of reported incidents in schools and evidence of changing attitudes The study set out, therefore, to examine the types of legal issues that were emerging on the international scene, and particularly in the major jurisdictions with This exploratory study used a mixed-method design, including document analysis and legal research, exploratory pilot interviews, in-depth interviews with verbatim transcription, and Q Methodology, which combined quantitative and qualitative techniques in order to interrogate and understand opinion. The study was conducted in four phases, moving from a broad survey of developments internationally, through a detailed analysis of issues in Singapore schools, to a deep understanding of the strategy preferences for coping with legal risk amongst senior educators. This then gave rise to a |
Keywords | schools; law; legal; school leaders; Singapore |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 480506. Litigation, adjudication and dispute resolution |
500104. Human rights and justice issues (excl. law) | |
489999. Other law and legal studies not elsewhere classified | |
390403. Educational administration, management and leadership | |
Byline Affiliations | School of Law |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/9yw85/schools-and-the-law-emerging-legal-issues-internationally-with-implications-for-school-leaders-in-singapore
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