Teacher Preparation in Singapore

This book explores the history and philosophy of teacher preparation, training, induction and development in Singapore. It goes beyond the official state celebratory narrative, critically examining social and political influences on Singapore's teacher education.

About the author

Yeow-Tong Chia is Senior Lecturer in History Education in the Sydney School of Education and Social Work at the University of Sydney, Australia. He is author of the book Education, Culture and the Singapore Developmental State: World-Soul Lost and Regained?
Alistair Chew is a founding director at Findings Education, a private educational institution in Singapore. He researches education systems and how they develop historically and structurally in response to forces such as globalisation.
Jason Tan is Associate Professor in Policy, Curriculum and Leadership at the National Institute of Education, Singapore. His research interests include education reform in Singapore.

Summary

This book explores the history and philosophy of teacher preparation, training, induction and development in Singapore. It goes beyond the official state celebratory narrative, critically examining social and political influences on Singapore’s teacher education.

Product details

• Authors: Alistair Chew, Alistair (Findings Education Chew, Yeow-Tong Chia, Yeow-Tong (University of Sydney Chia, Jason Tan, Jason (National Institute of Education Tan
• Publisher: Emerald Publishing Limited
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.11.2021
• EAN: 9781787694026
• ISBN: 978-1-78769-402-6
• No. of pages: 120
• Dimensions: 157 mm x 235 mm x 11 mm
• Weight: 336 g
• Series: Emerald Studies in Teacher Pre; Emerald Studies in Teacher Preparation in National and Global Contexts
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Education > General, dictionaries