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Reflections on Singapore’s Education Policies in an Age of Globalization

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The start of the twenty-first century appears to be an exciting time in Singapore. There is constant talk of the need to re-examine old ways of thinking and doing things and of the concomitant need for creativity and innovation. Education policy has been a prime instrument for the fostering of both economic development and social cohesion ever since the ruling People’s Action Party (PAP) came to power in 1959. It is therefore unsurprising that education policymakers, schools, principals, teachers and students are being swept along in a literal tide of newly launched policy directives.

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Editors and Affiliations

  1. Comparative Education Policy Research Unit, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

    Ka-ho Mok (Associate Dean, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences and also Convenor) (Associate Dean, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences and also Convenor)

  2. University of Sydney, Australia

    Anthony Welch (Associate Professor in the School of Policy and Practice, Faculty of Education) (Associate Professor in the School of Policy and Practice, Faculty of Education)

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Tan, J. (2003). Reflections on Singapore’s Education Policies in an Age of Globalization. In: Mok, Kh., Welch, A. (eds) Globalization and Educational Restructuring in the Asia Pacific Region. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781403990488_2

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