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Knowledge, Control and Critical Thinking in Singapore

Author : Leonel Lim
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317499972
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (174 download)

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Download or read book Knowledge, Control and Critical Thinking in Singapore written by Leonel Lim and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-09-07 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines how critical thinking is regulated in Singapore through the process of what the influential sociologist of education Basil Bernstein termed "pedagogic recontextualization". The ability of critical thinking to speak to alternative possibilities and individual autonomy as well as its assumptions of a liberal arrangement of society is problematized in Singapore’s socio-political climate. By examining how such curricular discourses are taken up and enacted in the classrooms of two schools that cater to very different groups in society, the book foregrounds the role of traditional high-status knowledge in the elaboration of class formation and develops a critical understanding of post-developmental state initiatives linked to the parable of modernization in Singapore. Knowledge, Control and Critical Thinking in Singapore offers chapters on: • Critical Thinking and the Singapore State: Meritocracy, Illiberalism and Neoliberalism • Sacred Knowledge and Elite Dispositions: Recontextualizing Critical Thinking in an Elite School • Power, Knowledge and Symbolic Control: Official Pedagogic Identities and the Politics of Recontextualization This book will appeal to scholars in comparative education studies, curriculum studies and education reform. It will also interest scholars engaged in Asian studies who are struggling to understand issues of education policy formation and implementation, particularly in the areas of critical thinking and other knowledge skills.

Postmonolingual Critical Thinking

Author : Michael Singh
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000059774
Total Pages : 187 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Postmonolingual Critical Thinking written by Michael Singh and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-04-07 with total page 187 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Maintaining English as the sole language of knowledge production and dissemination in universities that enrol students who speak multiple languages, and those students learning other languages, is questionable. This groundbreaking work calls into question the exclusive use of academic English in internationalising higher education teaching and research. By interrogating the dominant assumptions informing the monolingual mindset, Postmonolingual Critical Thinking indicates that academically literate students can capably use their repertoires of languages and knowledge for educational purposes. The case for students’ languages and knowledge having a place in English-medium universities is made through evidence of the uses of Zhōngwén, academic Chinese. Proposing to broaden the scope of languages used for knowledge production and dissemination, this book highlights the educational potential of multilingualism. Postmonolingual Critical Thinking makes a unique proposal: that universities which recruit doctoral students from Asia create education policy practices that enable them to extend their multilingual capabilities. Arguing that by drawing on intellectual resources from their various languages, students construct knowledge of critical thinking in complex, interesting and potentially innovative ways, this book guides higher education institutions in putting this into practice. It outlines a pragmatic approach for universities to explore the potential of multipolar, multilingual education, while being attentive to the tensions posed by assertions of a monolingual mindset. Postmonolingual Critical Thinking has the potential to create great change in a higher education sector which is mired by a monolingual approach to graduate training. This unique and thought-provoking book is essential reading for those in the fields of applied linguistics, comparative education, higher education, international studies, teacher education and translation studies.

Knowledge, Curriculum and Equity

Author : Brian Barrett
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351618822
Total Pages : 236 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (516 download)

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Download or read book Knowledge, Curriculum and Equity written by Brian Barrett and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-07-20 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 2008 the first in a series of symposia established a ‘social realist’ case for ‘knowledge’ as an alternative to the relativist tendencies of the constructivist, post-structuralist and postmodernist approaches dominant in the sociology of education. The second symposium focused on curriculum, and the development of a theoretical language grounded in social realism to talk about issues of knowledge and curriculum. Finally, the third symposium brought together researchers in a broad range of contexts to build on these ideas and arguments and, with a concerted empirical focus, bring these social realist ideas and arguments into conversation with data. Knowledge, Curriculum and Equity: Social Realist Perspectives contains the work of the third symposium, where the strengths and gaps in the social realist approach are identified and where there is critical recognition of the need to incrementally extend the theories through empirical study. Fundamentally, the problem that social realism is seeking to address is about understanding the social conditions of knowledge production and exchange as well as its structuring in the curriculum and in pedagogy. The central concern is with the on-going social reproduction of inequality through schooling, and exploring whether and how foregrounding specialised knowledge and its access holds the possibility for interrupting it. This book consists of 13 chapters by different authors working in Oceania, Asia, Europe, Africa and North America. From very different vantage points the authors focus their theoretical and empirical sights on the assumptions about knowledge that underpin educational processes and the pursuit of more equitable schooling for all.

Rethinking Languages Education

Author : Ruth Arber
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351608673
Total Pages : 236 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (516 download)

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Download or read book Rethinking Languages Education written by Ruth Arber and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-11-26 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rethinking Languages Education assembles innovative research from experts in the fields of sociocultural theory, applied linguistics and education. The contributors interrogate innovative and recent thinking and broach controversies about the theoretical and practical considerations that underpin the implementation of effective Languages pedagogy in twenty-first-century classrooms. Crucially, Rethinking Languages Education explores established understandings about language, culture and education to provide a more comprehensive and flexible understanding of Languages education that responds to local classrooms impacted by global and transnational change, and the politics of language, culture and identity. Rethinking Languages Education focuses on questions about ways that we can develop farsighted and successful Languages education for diverse students in globalised contexts. The response to these questions is multi-layered, and takes into account the complex interactions between policy, curriculum and practice, as well as their contention and implementation. In doing so, this book addresses and integrates innovative perspectives of contemporary theory and pedagogy for Languages, TESOL and EAL/D education. It includes diverse discussions around practice, and addresses issues of the dominance of prestige Languages programs for ‘minority’ and ‘heritage’ languages, as well as discussing controversies about the current provision of English and Languages programs around the world.

Phenomenological Studies in Education

Author : DeHart, Jason D.
Publisher : IGI Global
ISBN 13 : 1668482770
Total Pages : 353 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (684 download)

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Book Synopsis Phenomenological Studies in Education by : DeHart, Jason D.

Download or read book Phenomenological Studies in Education written by DeHart, Jason D. and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2023-07-03 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Phenomenology is a rich and varied approach in the world of qualitative research. This book will draw upon phenomenological methods and methodology, including but not limited to hermeneutical and descriptive approaches, to study education from K-12 to university and teacher-focused inquiry. It will enrich the field of research methodology by promoting a greater understanding of phenomenology and applying it to studies in the realm of education. Phenomenological Studies in Education explores and applies methods associated with phenomenological work to build knowledge of experiences in education and pedagogy. Covering topics such as building inclusive environments, descriptive phenomenology, and phenomenological interviewing experiences, this book is ideal for researchers in educational studies, qualitative researchers, and students studying education.

The Strong State and Curriculum Reform

Author : Leonel Lim
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317579232
Total Pages : 198 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (175 download)

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Download or read book The Strong State and Curriculum Reform written by Leonel Lim and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-04-20 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As Asian education systems increasingly take on a stronger presence on the global educational landscape, of special interest is an understanding of the ways in which many of these states direct their schools towards higher achievement. What is missing, however, are accounts that take seriously the particular construction of the strong, developmental state witnessed across many Asian societies, and that seek to understand the politics and possibilities of curriculum change vis a vis precisely the dominance of such a state. By engaging in analyses based on some of the best current social and cultural theories, and by illuminating the interactions among various state and non-state pedagogic agents, the chapters in this volume account for the complex post-colonial, historical and cultural consciousnesses that many Asian states and societies experience. At a time when much of the educational politics in Asia remains in a state of transition and as many of these states seek out through the curriculum new forms of social control and novel bases of political legitimacy, such a volume offers enduring insights into the real if not also always relative autonomy that schools and communities maintain in countering the hegemonic presence of strong states.

Demystifying Critical Reflection

Author : Namala Tilakaratna
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1000966836
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (9 download)

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Download or read book Demystifying Critical Reflection written by Namala Tilakaratna and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2024-01-24 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on Legitimation Code Theory (LCT), this volume reveals the knowledge practices and language of critical reflection in a range of different subjects, making clear how it can be taught and learned Critical thinking is widely held to be a key attribute required for successfully living, learning and earning in modern societies. Universities now list critical thinking as a key graduate quality and use ‘critical reflection’ as a way of teaching students how to become reflective and ethical professionals. Yet, what ‘critical reflection’ actually involves remains vague in research, teaching practice, and assessment. Studies draw on LCT, a fast-growing framework for revealing the knowledge practices that enable educational success and the individual chapters focus on a diverse range of contexts across the disciplinary map, including education, science, arts, sociology and nursing. The book further connects research and practice by presenting in-depth analyses of critical reflection and providing practical insights into how LCT can be used to design pedagogic interventions. The book offers a rich resource for both scholars and teachers who want to demystify critical reflection and prepare university students for the modern workplace.

Corporate elites and the reform of public education

Author : Gunter, Helen M.
Publisher : Policy Press
ISBN 13 : 144733518X
Total Pages : 312 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (473 download)

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Book Synopsis Corporate elites and the reform of public education by : Gunter, Helen M.

Download or read book Corporate elites and the reform of public education written by Gunter, Helen M. and published by Policy Press. This book was released on 2017-03-08 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Just what is the role and impact of corporate elites in contemporary reforms of public sector universities and schools? Providing fresh perspectives on matters of governance and vibrant case studies on the particular types of provision including curriculum, teaching and professional practices, Gunter, Hall and Apple bring together contributions from Argentina, Australia, England, Indonesia, Singapore and US to reveal how corporate elites are increasingly influencing public education policy, provision and service delivery locally, nationally and across the world. Leading scholars, including Patricia Burch, Tanya Fitzgerald, Ken Saltman, and John Smyth scrutinise the impact elites are having on opportunity, access and outcomes through political and professional networks and organisations.

Critical Studies of Education in Asia

Author : Leonel Lim
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 0429785275
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (297 download)

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Download or read book Critical Studies of Education in Asia written by Leonel Lim and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-06-09 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Critical Studies of Education in Asia features analyses that take seriously the complex postcolonial, historical, and cultural consciousnesses felt across societies in Asia, and that bring these to bear on the changing terrain of knowledge, subjectivities, and power relations constructed both within schools and across the public sphere. In documenting the multiple sites of conflict and contestation both between and within states in Asia and a host of pedagogic agents – ministries of education, state boards and agencies, schools, teachers and teacher unions, university departments of education, local interest groups, the media, international standards agencies, and global educational reform discourses – the chapters in this volume illuminate the struggles over knowledge, education, and the work of schools. Faced with emergent global and local forces that are determined to challenge ‘official’ knowledge and to offer alternative understandings of education and society in Asia, this volume offers critical insights for academic researchers, policy- makers, and graduate students seeking to understand the tensions and possibilities of educational change in the region. This book was originally published as a special issue of Curriculum Inquiry.

Curriculum Leadership by Middle Leaders

Author : Kelvin Heng Kiat Tan
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1317643518
Total Pages : 262 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (176 download)

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Book Synopsis Curriculum Leadership by Middle Leaders by : Kelvin Heng Kiat Tan

Download or read book Curriculum Leadership by Middle Leaders written by Kelvin Heng Kiat Tan and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2016-08-12 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Curriculum Leadership by Middle Leaders focusses on major issues relating to the continuing national and international discourse on curriculum leadership, and highlights the vital role of middle leaders in schools. School leadership has focused primarily on first-order change involving school leaders or principals. This book seeks to put the spotlight on second-order change that involves curriculum leadership and professional development support on the part of middle leaders for more sustainable and long-term change in teaching and learning that will influence what happens in classrooms. With timely and thought-provoking contribution from authors who pursue a range of scholarly interests in multiple educational settings, the book is guided by several underlying questions: How might we re-envision curriculum leadership so that it addresses both local and global concerns and aspirations? How might we better grasp how middle leaders understand and respond to the pressures of educational reform initiatives? How might middle leaders transform pressures into possibilities? This book will appeal to current teachers, those currently undertaking teacher training and students or academics carrying out research in the field of educational leadership.

Handbook of Research on Administration, Policy, and Leadership in Higher Education

Author : Mukerji, Siran
Publisher : IGI Global
ISBN 13 : 152250673X
Total Pages : 678 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (225 download)

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Download or read book Handbook of Research on Administration, Policy, and Leadership in Higher Education written by Mukerji, Siran and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2016-09-27 with total page 678 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The creation of a sustainable and accessible higher education systems is a pivotal goal in modern society. Adopting strategic frameworks and innovative techniques allows institutions to achieve this objective. The Handbook of Research on Administration, Policy, and Leadership in Higher Education is an authoritative reference source for the latest scholarly research on contemporary management issues in educational institutions and presents best practices to improve policies and retain effective governance. Addressing the current state of higher education at an international level, this book is ideally designed for academicians, educational administrators, researchers, and professionals.

Policy Discourses in Malaysian Education

Author : Suseela Malakolunthu
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317283805
Total Pages : 162 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (172 download)

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Book Synopsis Policy Discourses in Malaysian Education by : Suseela Malakolunthu

Download or read book Policy Discourses in Malaysian Education written by Suseela Malakolunthu and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-11-03 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since independence in 1957, Malaysia has become a globally-recognised industrial trading partner. With a 60% Muslim population, it also enjoys the reputation of being a moderate and peaceful nation. However, with just a short time left to realising its Vision 2020 of developed nationhood, the pathway of nation building still seems ambiguous. There is a brewing tension in its race and ethnic relations which has permeated the various fronts, namely politics, society, economics and education. This book analyses the education policies that have been formulated and implemented in Malaysia since independence. It demonstrates how these policy enactments have influenced the nation’s growth and transformation, and the challenges faced in creating a model of equity and multicultural co-existence among its racially and ethnically diversified people. Shedding light on these issues, it points towards the major mending that is needed for Malaysia to become a truly developed nation. Chapters include: Education of ethnic minorities in Malaysia: Contesting issues in a multiethnic society Access and equity issues in Malaysian higher education Graduate employability in government discourse: A critical perspective This comprehensive book is a case study on Malaysia that will supplement researchers and advance students in their understanding of a multi-racial society’s perspective and attitude towards education.

Making Sense of Education in Post-Handover Hong Kong

Author : Thomas Kwan-Choi Tse
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1317439392
Total Pages : 238 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (174 download)

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Download or read book Making Sense of Education in Post-Handover Hong Kong written by Thomas Kwan-Choi Tse and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2016-11-10 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since 1997 when Hong Kong became a Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China, a string of education reforms have been introduced to improve the quality of education and maintain Hong Kong’s economic competitiveness in the age of globalization. This book provides a comprehensive and critical analysis of major issues and challenges faced by the education system, ranging from pre-school to higher education. It analyses the prospects for educational development in Hong Kong. It further addresses how the Hong Kong government has responded to the perceived challenges of the external environment and internal forces and explains the rationales for the actions taken. Not only does it review how the reform initiative challenges have been dealt with, it also reviews how effective these initiatives are and its implications on future directions.

English Education at the Tertiary Level in Asia

Author : Eun Sung Park
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1315391570
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (153 download)

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Book Synopsis English Education at the Tertiary Level in Asia by : Eun Sung Park

Download or read book English Education at the Tertiary Level in Asia written by Eun Sung Park and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2017-03-16 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the third volume of a trilogy on English Language education in Asia within the Routledge Critical Studies in Asian Education. Put together by editors and contributors selected by Asia TEFL, this book provides a timely and critical review of the current trends in tertiary level English education in Asia. It foregrounds the developments and trends, policies and implementation, as well as research and practice. Written by ELT scholars and educational leaders, this book presents articles on China, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. While the authors focus on their own local issues, providing an overview of the state of tertiary English teaching in their respective territories, they also provide insights from their successes and failures which can help inspire solutions to similar challenges faced internationally in the field. Chapters in the book include: • Heading toward the global standardization of English education in Korean universities • English in tertiary education in India: A Janus-faced perspective with special reference to University of Delhi • Developing English language skills in the Singapore higher education context • ELT at tertiary institutions in China: A developmental perspective This book will be valued by administrators, researchers and scholars interested in bilingualism, language policy and planning in higher education.

Families, the State and Educational Inequality in the Singapore City-State

Author : Charleen Chiong
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000457095
Total Pages : 174 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (4 download)

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Book Synopsis Families, the State and Educational Inequality in the Singapore City-State by : Charleen Chiong

Download or read book Families, the State and Educational Inequality in the Singapore City-State written by Charleen Chiong and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-09-30 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Focusing on Singapore’s education system from an equity perspective, Chiong’s book describes the often unheard perspectives of socio-economically disadvantaged families in Singapore. The performance of Singaporean students on international education benchmarking tests has been widely recognised. Relatively less known is how socio-economically disadvantaged families negotiate Singapore’s highly competitive, stratifying and meritocratic system. Yet, families’ perspectives can provide crucial insight in understanding how policy is ‘lived’ and experienced, and its effects on people’s lives. Drawing on 72 interviews with 12 families, this book traces the development of surprisingly close, collaborative relations between the state, schools and families on Singapore’s socio-economic margins. It demonstrates that in the 'strong' state of Singapore, families’ dependency on schools and the state facilitates the internalisation of individual and familial responsibility for future success. However, these very processes can injure, and perpetuate inequality. The analysis presented in this book has relevance in other contexts, in times where advanced capitalist states face growing inequalities and challenging relationships between institutional authority and the wider populace. As socio-economic and educational inequalities widen, this book asks timely questions and provides recommendations on what a more equitable state-citizen compact might look like. The book will appeal to researchers and students who are interested in the fields of the sociology and politics of education, social policy, and Asian culture and society.

Languages in the Malaysian Education System

Author : Asmah Haji Omar
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 131736421X
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (173 download)

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Download or read book Languages in the Malaysian Education System written by Asmah Haji Omar and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-12-16 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides an overview of language education in Malaysia, covering topics such as the evolution of the education system from pre-independence days to the present time, to the typology of schools, and the public philosophy behind every policy made in the teaching of languages. The book consists of chapters devoted to the teaching of languages that form separate strands but are at the same time connected to each other within the education system. These chapters discuss: Implementing the national language policy in education institutions English in language education policies and planning in Malaysia Chinese and Tamil language education in Malaysia Teaching of indigenous Malaysian languages The role of translation in education in Malaysia It also discusses the development of language which enables the national language, Malay, to fulfil its role as the main medium of education up to the tertiary level. This book will be of interest to researchers studying language planning, teacher education and the sociology of education, particularly, within the Malaysian context.

Practitioner Agency and Identity in English for Academic Purposes

Author : Alex Ding
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1350263257
Total Pages : 202 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (52 download)

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Book Synopsis Practitioner Agency and Identity in English for Academic Purposes by : Alex Ding

Download or read book Practitioner Agency and Identity in English for Academic Purposes written by Alex Ding and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2024-05-02 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume provides insights into EAP practitioners' identity and agency in varied contexts and field positions. Each chapter delves into a theoretical perspective (Bourdieu's field theory, Post-humanism, Legitimation Code Theory, Symbolic Interactionism..), and a variety of methodologies, enabling different questions to be explored. Each chapter is also a window into the everyday life of practitioners as they navigate their professional lives, and the specificities of their EAP contexts, the politics and struggles over power, domination, legitimacy, status, ambition and recognition. The authors' concerns and strategies vary and show that the weight of powerful structures and collective habitus is difficult - but not impossible- to resist. From a socio-analysis of EAP and its narratives of origins, to a discussion on Ethics in EAP and a critique of the Global South label, the reader will explore contributions from Canada, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Pakistan, Singapore, South Africa, the UK, and Zimbabwe. The chapters reveal a field which is made up of a constellation of worlds, each with its own logic but importantly, a field with no centre. The studies in the chapters are likely to intrigue, inspire, but also disrupt some readers' expectations and challenge their assumptions about the field and its practitioners.