Charlene Tan

Comparing High-Performing Education Systems

Understanding Singapore, Shanghai, and Hong Kong

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Produktbeschreibung

The author examines to what extent Confucian philosophy, practices and presuppositions underpin and shape the education systems, policies and reforms of Singapore, Shanghai and Hong Kong.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 248
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. August 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 558g
• ISBN-13: 9780815375913
• ISBN-10: 0815375913
• Artikelnr.: 53774346

Autorenporträt

Charlene Tan, PhD, is an associate professor at the National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. She has held visiting appointments at the East Asian Institute, National University of Singapore; Institute of International and Comparative Education, Beijing Normal University; and Centre for East Asian and Comparative Philosophy, City University of Hong Kong.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Appendices
Chart
Figures
Photos
and Tables List of Abbreviations Preface Acknowledgements 1. Introduction 2. Performance as Testing: International Large-Scale Assessments 3. Formal Assessment
Private Tutoring
and Confucian Habitus 4. Beyond High-Stakes Exams: Holistic Education in Singapore
Shanghai
and Hong Kong 5. Educational Harmonisation and an East Asian Educational Model (EAEM) 6. Pragmatism in Singapore 7. Correlative Thinking in Shanghai 8. East-West Balance in Hong Kong 9. Conclusions and Implications Appendices References Index