Academic Profile : Faculty

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Dr Wu Pinhui Sandra
Lecturer, Policy, Curriculum and Leadership
Lecturer, National Institute of Education - Policy, Curriculum & Leadership
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Dr Sandra Wu is lecturer and program leader for the Doctor in Education (Educational Leadership and Change) at the Policy, Curriculum and Leadership Department, National Institute of Education (NIE), an institute of Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. She also serves at the Singapore Centre for Character and Citizenship Education (SCCCE) and acts as a consultant on Family Values and Engagement Projects for the Ministry of Social and Family Development.

Dr Wu is actively involved in teacher education and professional development for educational leaders in schools and the early childhood education sector through programs such as the Management and Leadership in Schools (MLS) program and Principal Matters Plus (PM+) program. Her research spans local early childhood, primary, and secondary school contexts, with interests focusing on educational policy, leadership, and character education.

She has published on a range of topics, including the image of the Singapore child, quality in infant-toddler programs, pre-school curriculum models, values education in early childhood, pedagogical leadership in early years education, and issues of religious harmony and multiculturalism in Singapore.
Educational leadership; Character education
 
  • Exploring the Development and Demonstration of Citizenship Dispositions Among Youths in Singapore
  • Constructing Values ' Meanings and Implications for Practice in Singapore's Pre-school Education Curriculum
Courses Taught
MEM932 Critical Inquiry
MEM917 Policies and Leadership in Early Childhood Education
QED50U and QED52U Character and Citizenship Education in the Singapore Context
MLS 3000 Management and Leadership in Schools (MLS) program
IPD0174 Principal Matters Plus (PM+) program
 
Supervision of PhD Students
EdD Students:
Ms Ramani Saravanan
Ms Lilian Ho