Comparing high-performing education systems :
Tan, Charlene,
Comparing high-performing education systems : understanding Singapore, Shanghai, and Hong Kong / Charlene Tan. - 1st ed. - Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2019. ©2019 - xxi, 247 pages : ill.; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Performance as testing : international large-scale assessments --
2. Formal assessment, private tutoring, and Confucian habitus --
3. Beyond high-stakes exams : holistic education in Singapore, Shanghai, and Hong Kong --
4. Educational harmonisation and an East Asian educational model (EAEM) --
5. Pragmatism in Singapore --
6. Correlative thinking in Shanghai --
7. East-West balance in Hong Kong --
8. Conclusions and implications.
9780815375913 (hbk) 9780815375920 (pbk)
Education
Academic achievement
Confucianism and education.--Singapore.--China--Shanghai.--China--Hong Kong.--Singapore.--China--Shanghai.--China--Hong Kong.
370.951 / TAN
Comparing high-performing education systems : understanding Singapore, Shanghai, and Hong Kong / Charlene Tan. - 1st ed. - Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2019. ©2019 - xxi, 247 pages : ill.; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Performance as testing : international large-scale assessments --
2. Formal assessment, private tutoring, and Confucian habitus --
3. Beyond high-stakes exams : holistic education in Singapore, Shanghai, and Hong Kong --
4. Educational harmonisation and an East Asian educational model (EAEM) --
5. Pragmatism in Singapore --
6. Correlative thinking in Shanghai --
7. East-West balance in Hong Kong --
8. Conclusions and implications.
9780815375913 (hbk) 9780815375920 (pbk)
Education
Academic achievement
Confucianism and education.--Singapore.--China--Shanghai.--China--Hong Kong.--Singapore.--China--Shanghai.--China--Hong Kong.
370.951 / TAN