Hung, David
Lee Kuan Yew’s Educational Legacy
1. Introduction
Oon-Seng Tan, Ee-Ling Low, David Hung
Part I. Education: The Man and His Ideas
2. Education and the Child
Oon-Seng Tan
3. The Teaching Profession and Teacher Education
Woon-Chia Liu
4. The Critical Importance of Schools and School Leaders
Pak Tee Ng
Part II. Foundational Pillars of Singapore’s Education
5. English as Lingua Franca: Singapore’s Common Tongue
Christine C. M. Goh
6. English-Knowing Bilingualism, Lee’s “Most Difficult Policy”
Ee-Ling Low
7. Science and Mathematics Education
Eng Guan Tay
8. Universities, Research, Innovation and Enterprise
Oon-Seng Tan, Rebecca P. Ang
9. Technology and Innovation
Gwendoline Choon Lang Quek
Part III. Education for Nationhood and Nation-Building
10. Education and the Making of the Singapore Economy
Chor Boon Goh
11. Multiculturalism and Citizenship
Charlene Tan
Part IV. Twenty First Century Readiness and Adaptability
12. Making a Common Future: Lee Kuan Yew’s Values for the 21st Century
Dennis Kwek, David Hung
13. Educating in a Turbulent World
Oon-Seng Tan, Ee-Ling Low, David Hung
Keywords: Education, International and Comparative Education, Administration, Organization and Leadership, Educational Policy and Politics
- Editor
- Hung, David
- Low, Ee Ling
- Tan, Oon Seng
- Publisher
- Springer
- Publication year
- 2017
- Language
- en
- Edition
- 1
- Page amount
- 14 pages
- Category
- Upbringing, Education
- Format
- Ebook
- eISBN (PDF)
- 9789811035258
- Printed ISBN
- 978-981-10-3523-4