Prof. S. Gopinathan
National Institute of Education, Singapore
Professorial Fellow at the Policy & Leadership Studies (PLS) and Curriculum, Teaching & Learning (CTL)
Associate Dean, Office of Education Research (Former)
National Institute of Education, Singapore
Adjunct Professor, UniSIM
- Head, Centre for Research in Pedagogy and Practice (2008-2009)
- Dean of former Foundation Programmes Office (2000-2003)
- Dean, School of Education (1994-2000)
- Played a key role in the establishment and transformation of Singapore’s education system, pioneering many programmes and advising on policy both nationally and internationally; extensively involved in the development of teacher education in Singapore (Considered as a pillar of teacher education in Singapore)
- Involved in setting up the Singapore Centre for Teaching Thinking and the Principals Executive Centre
- Contributed over 25 books (authored, co-authored and edited) and 115 articles and book chapters to the field, and continues to inspire and empower younger colleagues in the region to challenge the cause for excellence in education and education reform
- Founding editor of the Singapore Journal of Education re-named as APJE later); serves on the International Advisory Board of the Asia Pacific Journal of Education (APJE)-Taylor & Francis
- Co-editor, Critical Studies in Asian Education (Routledge)
- Served on various Ministry of Education (MoE) review committees
- Resource Specialist for the Government Parliamentary Committee on Education
- Founder member, the Educational Research Association of Singapore (ERAS)
- Board Member of the Singapore Examinations and Assessment Board
- Consultant to the Singapore Teachers Union
- Advisor to the Ngee Ann Polytechnic
- Involved in projects to establish teacher training facilities in Abu Dhabi, in Bahrain and in Indonesia
- Served as a consultant to the World Bank, UNESCO, UNICEF, the Commonwealth of Learning, the Hong Kong Institute of Education, University Brunei Darusaalam and the Aga Khan University Institute of Education
