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Influence of Cultural Values on Singapore School Leadership
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Cheng Yong Tan – Educational Management Administration & Leadership, 2024
The present study examines how Singapore school leadership is influenced by different cultural values. It employed a systematic review of 72 studies on Singapore school leadership published 2000-2021. Results showed that collectivistic values engendered moral leadership responsibilities while power distance and other Asian values eventuated in the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Cultural Influences, Social Values, Administrators
East Asian Citizenship Education and its Pedagogical Justification
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Dreamson, Neal – Asia Pacific Journal of Education, 2023
In 2019, Incheon Metropolitan City Office of Education (IMCOE), South Korea launched a new curriculum called, "East Asian citizenship education" (EACE) by criticising the over-broadness and abstractness of global citizenship education (GCE). Yet, a question arises, how is it different from (Western) GCE? In this study, pedagogical…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Western Civilization, Diversity, Social Values
The Mutability of Pedagogical Practice and Space Use: A Case Study of Collaborative Learning and Classroom Space in a Chinese Primary School
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Wang, Xi; Wang, Ting – Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education, 2022
This article presents findings from a case study of a public primary school in China regarding the mutually constitutive relationship between classroom space and collaborative learning. The research employed qualitative coding methods to interpret the meanings of 17 teachers' interview transcripts. The findings reveal that although collaborative…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Case Studies, Teaching Methods, Public Schools
The Implementation of Critical Thinking in Vietnamese Primary School Moral Education Classes
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H?ng, Ngô Vu Thu – Issues in Educational Research, 2019
Vietnam is undergoing a comprehensive educational reform. Innovation within the curriculum requires a content-based approach to be replaced by a competence-based approach in which critical thinking is stressed in educating primary school students. This study aims to determine the extent to which critical thinking is implemented in current primary…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Moral Development, Educational Change, Confucianism
Asian Values and Democratic Citizenship: Exploring Attitudes among South Korean Eighth Graders Using Data from the ICCS Asian Regional Module
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Knowles, Ryan Thomas – Asia Pacific Journal of Education, 2015
Utilizing data from the 2009 IEA International Civic and Citizenship Study Asian Regional Module, this secondary analysis explores the relationship between traditional Asian values and democratic citizenship. Findings identify two dimensions of Asian values: Asian civic values and obedience to authority. Among South Korean students, Asian civic…
Descriptors: Asian Culture, Cultural Influences, Social Values, Democratic Values
Students Learn about Chinese Culture through the Folktale "Yeh-Shen": Emphasizing Figurative Language Interpretation
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Palmer, Barbara C.; Sun, Lingzhi; Leclere, Judith T. – Multicultural Education, 2012
This article will analyze the figurative language that reflects Chinese traditional society and culture in "Yeh-Shen." The authors will consider both the figures of speech and the figures of thought (to include symbolism) that provide insight into an understanding of the Chinese culture through a reading of "Yeh-Shen." This analysis can be used by…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Figurative Language, Literary Styles, Asian Culture