Mission

Our mission is to advance knowledge and make professional impact in the areas of educational policy, curriculum studies and educational leadership by fostering a vibrant learning environment that combines excellence in teaching, rigorous and impactful research and theoretical studies.

We are committed to the improvement of the conditions of life in Singapore and around the world and we believe that education will be central to this endeavour. Given the complexities of this endeavour, we seek to contribute by supporting wisdom in policy-making, growing discernment in curriculum, and amplify foresight in leadership

Dean's Commendation Award in 2026

The awardees are:

Dr Simon Lim, for the article, "Culturally nuanced distributed leadership practices of middle leaders in Singapore schools" published in Educational Management Administration & Leadership.
Supervisors:  A/P Jonathan Goh Wee Pin and A/P Hairon Salleh

Mr Loh Soon How, for the article, "Systemic racialisation: Singaporean multiculturalism and its discontent", published in Ethnicities. Supervisor: A/P Hairon Salleh

Dr Nur Diyanah Anwar, for the article, "'Intersectional othering' and the minoritisation of 'Malay/Muslim' identities in Singapore's multicultural education, published in Intercultural Education. Supervisor:  A/P Jasmine B-Y. Sim

Ms Yang Zixuan, for the article, " Redefining successful teaching and learning in Australia's education system", published Education Science. Supervisors: A/P David Ng Foo Seong and Asst Prof Chang Wen-Chia