Learning from Singapore

The Power of Paradoxes

Pak Tee Ng (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

214 Seiten

2017
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-138-92691-2 (ISBN)

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Learning from Singapore tells the inside story of the country’s journey in transforming its education system from a struggling one to one that is hailed internationally as a successful system.

Learning from Singapore tells the inside story of the country’s journey in transforming its education system from a struggling one to one that is hailed internationally as effective and successful. It is a story not of the glory of international test results, but of the hard work and tenacity of a few generations of policy makers, practitioners and teacher trainers. Despite its success, Singapore continues to reform its education system, and is willing to deal with difficult issues and challenges of change. Citing Singapore's transformation, author Pak Tee Ng highlights how context and culture affect education policy formulation and implementation. Showing how difficult education reform can be when a system needs to negotiate between competing philosophies, significant trade-offs, or paradoxical positions, this book explores the successes and struggles of the Singapore system and examines its future direction and areas of tension. The book also explores how national education systems can be strengthened by embracing the creative tensions generated by paradoxes such as the co-existence of timely change and timeless constants, centralisation and decentralisation, meritocracy and compassion, and teaching less and learning more. Learning from Singapore brings to the world the learning from Singapore—what Singapore has learned from half a century of educational change—and encourages every education system to bring hope to and secure a future for the next generation.

Pak Tee Ng is Associate Dean, Leadership Learning at the National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University in Singapore.

Learning from Singapore: The Power of Paradoxes

Acknowledgements

I. Background and Introduction

Introduction: The Paradoxical Pictures of Singapore

Singapore and its Education System
II. The Four Paradoxes

Paradox 1: Timely Change, Timeless Constants

Paradox 2: Compassionate Meritocracy

Paradox 3: Centralised Decentralisation

Paradox 4: Teach Less, Learn More
III. The Four Dreams

Dream 1: Every School, a Good School

Dream 2: Every Student, an Engaged Learner

Dream 3: Every Teacher, a Caring Educator

Dream 4: Every Parent, a Supportive Partner
IV. Conclusion

Lessons from Singapore

References

Index

Erscheinungsdatum	08.04.2017
Reihe/Serie	Routledge Leading Change Series
Zusatzinfo	7 Tables, black and white; 2 Line drawings, black and white; 2 Illustrations, black and white
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	328 g
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik
ISBN-10	1-138-92691-4 / 1138926914
ISBN-13	978-1-138-92691-2 / 9781138926912
Zustand	Neuware