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PART2: Engineers in Singapore Society (Brief History of Singapore (Early…
PART2: Engineers in Singapore Society
Brief History of Singapore
Early 19th century
World War 1
World War 2
Life after Japanese
Push for total internal self government
Merger with Malaya
Separation from Malaysia
Comtemporary key features
Education
PAST Singapore Education
Vernacular Education
History influence the education policy: instability -> a law established that lays foundation of the equality in education
Shape an individual marked by cultural distinctiveness as well as nationalistic values
Poor economy -> Education is viewed pragmatically
PRESENT Singapore Education
Where we are at
Goals
Always serving external goals, mostly development of nations. Finely tuned to deliver what government set of to be efficient way
Stratigies
Creating learner-centric environment in educational institutions
Building nation wide education infrastructure
Position Singapore as certre for innovative use of infocomm in education and learning
Issues
Streaming
Advantages
Concerns
Concept of Excellence
Elitism
Pragmatism
Meritocracy
Trends
Teacher-centric to Learner-centric
Classroom based learning to beyond
Reliance to textbook and hard facts -> real life, virtual experiences
Local learning resources to global learning and expertise
Focus on quality not quantity. Focus on creativity. Competition and globalization
Changes
Connectivity
Content
Collaboration
Capacity
Culture
Changes in curriculum
Changes in school structure
Changes in teachers career
Multiracialism