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Direct linkChong, Terence – Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education, 2014
This paper offers a broad overview of vocational education in Singapore. Looking at vocational education from Independence, it argues that the development of a skilled labour force was not only crucial in the age of globalisation and the dominance of multinational companies, but also an empirical litmus test of the newly elected post-colonial…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Vocational Education, Social Systems, Middle Class
Xie, Jinyu; Huang, Erjia – Frontiers of Education in China, 2010
Based on a literature review from English language journals related to the field of human resource development (HRD), the conceptual framework for this study was derived from the models developed by American Society for Training and Development (ASTD) for HRD practice. This study compared and analyzed the similarities and differences in HRD roles,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Comparative Analysis, Labor Force Development, Human Resources
Peer reviewedGopinathan, S. – Journal of Education and Work, 1999
Examines new developments in the global and regional economy and the impact of the East Asian economic crisis on Singapore. Assesses changes being made in the Singaporean educational system to meet the demand for skilled labor. (SK)
Descriptors: Economic Development, Educational Change, Foreign Countries, Job Skills
Peer reviewedLauder, Hugh – Journal of Education and Work, 1999
Comparison of national policies in South Korea, Singapore, and Britain to respond to low-skills equilibria (self-reinforcing institutions that stifle demand for skill improvements) shows that different responses stem from national differences in supply/demand and the differential impact of globalization due to the individual economic and social…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Competition, Economic Development, Foreign Countries
Training and Development, 1994
Examination of best practices for training and school-to-work transition in Germany, Sweden, Japan, and Singapore revealed commonalities: national full-employment policies; commitment to high-skill, high-wage economy through investment in education and training; continual upgrading of worker skills; and diffusion of costs across the public and…
Descriptors: Competition, Education Work Relationship, Foreign Countries, Government Role
Peer reviewedSaravanan, Vanithamani – Current Issues in Language and Society, 1997
A response to an article on multiculturalism and the status of community languages in Australia looks at the situation in Singapore, in which the government created policy supporting development of selected languages, and examines the positive economic consequences of the policy. Effects on educational and manpower policy are also considered. (MSE)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Cultural Context, Cultural Pluralism, Economics
Download full textPang, Eng Fong; Low, Chee Kiat – 1994
The transformation of Singapore from a stagnating colonial port city in the late 1950s into a newly industrialized city-state in the early 1990s was the outcome of planned adjustments to changing internal and external conditions. Training and retraining programs played a role in these adjustments. Although full employment prevailed in 1979, the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Dislocated Workers, Economic Development
