Globalization and the Singapore Curriculum
From Policy to Classroom
Editors: Deng, Zongyi, S, Gopinathan, Lee, Christine Kim-Eng (Eds.)
Free Preview- Systematically analyzes the nature and character of the Singapore curriculum within the context of the system’s current aspirations and reform initiatives
- Examines how reform initiatives reflect, on the one hand global features and tendencies, and, on the other, distinct national traditions, concerns and practices
- Details challenges that concern policymakers and reformers in Singapore and are also of interest to policymakers, educators, and researchers in other countries
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This volume provides a multi-faceted and critical analysis of the Singapore curriculum in relation to globalization. First, it details reform initiatives established by the Singapore government to meet the challenges posed by globalization. Next, Globalization and the Singapore Curriculum presents how these reforms have been translated into programs, school subjects and operational frameworks and then examines, in turn, how well these have been implemented in schools and classrooms across the country.
Through this examination, the book reveals how the initiatives, together with their curricular translation and classroom enactment, reflect on the one hand global features and tendencies and, on the other, distinct national traditions, concerns and practices. It brings to light a set of issues, problems and challenges that not only concern policymakers, educators and reformers in Singapore but also those in other countries as well.
Written by curriculum scholars, policy analysts, researchers and teacher educators, Globalization and the Singapore Curriculum offers an up-to-date reference for postgraduate students, scholars and researchers in the areas of curriculum and instruction, comparative education, educational sociology, educational policy and leadership in Singapore, the Asia Pacific region and beyond. It also offers a vital contribution to the story of modern education around the globe: providing international students, scholars and researchers valuable insights into curriculum and curriculum reform for the 21st century.
- Table of contents (15 chapters)
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Introduction
Pages 3-12
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Globalization, the State and Curriculum Reform
Pages 15-32
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Aims of Schooling for the Twenty-First Century: The Desired Outcomes of Education
Pages 33-47
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A Vision of Schooling for the Twenty-First Century: Thinking Schools and Learning Nation
Pages 49-63
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National Education: Framing the Citizenship Curriculum for Singapore Schools
Pages 67-83
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Table of contents (15 chapters)
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Globalization and the Singapore Curriculum
- Book Subtitle
- From Policy to Classroom
- Editors
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- Zongyi Deng
- Gopinathan S
- Christine Kim-Eng Lee
- Series Title
- Education Innovation Series
- Copyright
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Singapore
- Copyright Holder
- Springer Science+Business Media Singapore
- eBook ISBN
- 978-981-4451-57-4
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-981-4451-57-4
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-981-4451-56-7
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-981-10-1160-3
- Series ISSN
- 2211-4874
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- XXII, 279
- Number of Illustrations
- 8 illustrations in colour
- Topics
