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Tan, Charlene; Chua, Catherine S. K. – Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education, 2015
Recent education reform in China reflects the global trend of education policy borrowing from Anglophone countries such as the USA. The reform in China essentially advocates shifting from knowledge reproduction and didacticism to knowledge construction by students through a learner-centredness approach. Aware of the trend of borrowing policy from…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Proverbs, Indigenous Knowledge, Foreign Countries
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Tan, Charlene – Education, Knowledge & Economy: A Journal for Education and Social Enterprise, 2011
In the light of the global trends towards international assessment, inter-country comparison and policy convergence, this article critically discusses the contextual factors that influence educational success in Shanghai and Singapore. Focussing on the structural and cultural frames, this article maintains that the educational achievement in…
Descriptors: Educational Objectives, Outcomes of Education, Academic Achievement, Educational Change