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Direct linkTan, Charlene – Prospects: Quarterly Review of Comparative Education, 2010
This paper critically discusses the educational policy trajectories of Singapore and Cambodia in an era of globalization. Drawing upon David Johnson's five metaphors to describe the historical and political forces that shape educational policy trajectories, the paper argues that Cambodia's current educational policy trajectory is characterized by…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Figurative Language, Educational Technology, Technology Integration
Silver, Rita – TESOL Quarterly: A Journal for Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages and of Standard English as a Second Dialect, 2009
In renewing her TESOL membership for 2008, the author noted that the membership letter stated that TESOL is a "global professional organization for English language educators." This was of particular interest as she prepared for TESOL's Bilingual Education Interest Section (BEIS) 2008 session titled "Imagining Multilingual…
Descriptors: Multilingualism, Second Language Learning, English (Second Language), Language Teachers
Lo, William Yat Wai – Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education, 2010
This paper views seeking the optimal balance between state strengths and the scope of state functions for "good governance" as the formation of a homogenization-heterogenization matrix of policy initiatives in different social settings. Homogenization refers to a global tendency for institutional changes and governance framework to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Comparative Education, International Education, Educational Policy
Download full textZimmer, Jurgen – 1994
This paper relates the experiences of an early childhood professor from the Freie University of Berlin on a trip through East Asia to provide advice and assistance on the situational approach to preschool education. Impressions of the sociopolitical and educational environment and needs of Thailand, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, and…
Descriptors: Cultural Influences, Educational Attitudes, Educational Environment, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedFraser, Barry J.; Teh, George P. L. – Computers & Education, 1994
Discussion of effect sizes in computer-assisted learning research focuses on a study conducted in Singapore high school geography classes that used micro-PROLOG to determine the efficacy of computer-assisted learning. Topics include impact on achievement, student attitudes, and classroom environment. (53 references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Analysis of Covariance, Classroom Environment, Computer Assisted Instruction
Bordia, Surek – 2000
During the past decade, funding mechanisms for universities and technical education institutions and colleges have undergone massive restructuring in developed and developing countries alike. Governmental support has generally decreased, resulting in greater reliance on fee-based education or creation of privately sponsored engineering/technical…
Descriptors: Accountability, Adjustment (to Environment), Comparative Analysis, Delivery Systems
Pan, Daphne – 2000
The case of Singapore illustrates how well-deployed information technology (IT) can be a change agent in education and national development. IT has been a catalyst and enabler of the shift from didactic, passive instruction to interactive, learner-centered and learner-directed instruction. In technical education in particular, IT has served as a…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Case Studies, Change Agents, Computer Uses in Education
