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 NES (new education system) was implemented, public response to streaming, and the impact of the NES on educational
wastage and attainments.
- Title
- Singapore's new education system : education reform for national development / Soon Teck Wong
- Creator
- Soon, Teck Wong, 1954-
- Subject
- Education--Singapore
Education and state--Singapore
Education
- Publisher
- Singapore : Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 1988
- Contributor
- Institute of Southeast Asian Studies
- Digital Description
- application/pdf, x, 42 p.
- Table of Contents
- I. Introduction
II. History of education in Singapore
III. Problems facing the education system
IV. New structure for the education system
V. Implementation of the NES
VI. Public reaction to streaming
VII. Refinements to the NES
VIII. Impact of the NES
IX. Conclusion
Bibliography.
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