Singapore's New Education System: Education Reform for National Development
Soon Teck Wong, author
Date of publication:
1988
Publisher:
Institute of Southeast Asian Studies
Number of pages:
54
Code:
BM83
About the publication
This book gives a brief account of how social and economic changes have an impact on the Singapore education system, bearing in mind that education and national development are closely related. Besides providing a short history of education in Singapore, the book discusses how the New Education System(NES) was implemented, public response to streaming, and the impact of the NES on educational wastage and attainments.
Contents
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Singapore's New Education System: Education Reform for National Development
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Preliminary pages
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1. Introduction
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2. History of Education in Singapore
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3. Problems Facing the Education System
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4. New Structure for the Education System
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5. Implementation of the NES
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6. Public Reaction to Streaming
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7. Refinements to the NES
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8. Impact of the NES
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9. Conclusion
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