Globalization and the Singapore Curriculum: From Policy to Classroom (Education Innovation Series)

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. Front Matter....Pages i-xxii Front Matter....Pages 1-1 Introduction....Pages 3-12 Front Matter....Pages 13-13 Globalization, the State and Curriculum Reform....Pages 15-32 Aims of Schooling for the Twenty-First Century: The Desired Outcomes of Education....Pages 33-47 A Vision of Schooling for the Twenty-First Century: Thinking Schools and Learning Nation....Pages 49-63 Front Matter....Pages 65-65 National Education: Framing the Citizenship Curriculum for Singapore Schools....Pages 67-83 Recontextualizing Critical Thinking in the Singapore Classroom: Political Ideology and the Formation of School Subjects....Pages 85-98 Teach Less, Learn More: Lost in Translation....Pages 99-117 Front Matter....Pages 119-119 Visible Learning and the Enacted Curriculum in Singapore....Pages 121-149 Working Through the Layers: Curriculum Implementation in Language Education....Pages 151-167 National and Global Citizenship Education: Case Studies from Two Singapore Social Studies Classrooms....Pages 169-185 Enacting Teach Less, Learn More in Mathematics Classrooms: The Case of Productive Failure....Pages 187-202 Front Matter....Pages 203-203 Singapore’s School Curriculum for the Future Beyond: National Development?....Pages 205-224 Reforming Curriculum in Singapore and Hong Kong....Pages 225-240 The Development of a Future-Oriented Citizenship Curriculum in Singapore: Convergence of Character and Citizenship Education and Curriculum 2015....Pages 241-260 Front Matter....Pages 261-261 The Singapore Curriculum: Convergence, Divergence, Issues and Challenges....Pages 263-275 Back Matter....Pages 277-279 "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."--Page 4 of cover