Globalization and the Singapore Curriculum From Policy to Classroom /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Deng, Zongyi. (Editor), Gopinathan, S. (Editor), Lee, Christine Kim-Eng. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Series: Education Innovation Series,
• Subjects: Education.; International education.; Comparative education.; Curriculums (Courses of study).; Education > Curricula.; Educational policy.; ducation and state.; Curriculum Studies.; International and Comparative Education.; Educational Policy and Politics.
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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 h...

Table of Contents:

• 1. Introduction
• Section 1 - Globalization, Curriculum Reform, Vision and  Discourses
• 2. Globalization, the State and Curriculum Reform
• 3. Aims of Schooling For The 21st Century: The Desired Outcomes of Education
• 4. A Vision of  Schooling for the 21st Century: Thinking Schools and Learning Nation
• Section 2 - Translating Reform Initiatives into Programmes, School Subjects and Operational Frameworks
• 5. National Education: Framing the Citizenship Curriculum for Singapore Schools
• 6. Recontextualising Critical Thinking in the Singapore Curriculum
• 7. Teach Less, Learn More: Lost in Translation
• Section 3 -  Enacting Reform Initiatives in Classrooms
• 8. Visible Learning and the Enacted Curriculum in Singapore
• 9. Working Through The Layers: Curriculum Implementation in Language Education
• 10. National and Global Citizenship Education: Case Studies from Two Singapore Social Studies Classrooms
• 11. Enacting Teach Less, Learn More in Mathematics Classrooms: The Case of Productive Failure
• Section 4 - International, Comparative and Future Perspectives
• 12. SingaporéƠ"s School Curriculum for the Future: Beyond National Development?
• 13. Reforming Curriculum in Singapore and Hong Kong
• 14. The Development of a Future-oriented Citizenship Curriculum in Singapore: Convergence of Character and Citizenship Education and Curriculum 2015
• Conclusion
• 15. The Singapore Curriculum: Convergence, Divergence, Issues and Challenges.