Educational Policy Innovations : Levelling Up and Sustaining Educational Achievement / / edited by Sing Kong Lee, Wing On Lee, Ee Ling Low |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2014.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Singapore : , : Springer Singapore : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2014 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (245 p.) |
Disciplina | 379 |
Collana | Education Innovation Series |
Soggetto topico |
Educational policy
Education and state Higher education International education Comparative education Education—Philosophy Educational Policy and Politics Higher Education International and Comparative Education Educational Philosophy |
ISBN | 981-4560-08-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Chapter 1 Introduction: Levelling Up and Sustaining Educational Achievement by Sing Kong LEE, Wing On LEE, Ee Ling LOW and Jocelyn Shi Yah TAN -- Chapter 2 How Useful Are the Experiences of the High Performing Education Systems? by Wing On LEE, Ee Ling LOW and Sing Kong LEE -- Chapter 3 Developing Educational Policies in a Holistic Skills Framework by Andreas SCHLEICHER -- Chapter 4 Conceptualising Teacher Preparation for Educational Innovation: Singapore’s Approach by Sing Kong LEE and Ee Ling LOW -- Chapter 5 Singapore’s Performance in PISA: Levelling Up the Long Tail by Laik Woon THE THE -- Chapter 6 Singapore’s English Language Policy and Language Teacher Education: A Foundation for itsIts Educational Success by Ee Ling LOW -- Chapter 7 Purposeful Policy and Practice for Equity and Quality - A Finnish Case by Hannele NIEMI -- Chapter 8 The Light and Shadow of Educational Achievement in South Korea with Suggestions for Levelling Up by Youngdal CHO -- Chapter 9 Effective Teachers for Successful Schools and High Performing Students: The Case of Shanghai by Minxuan ZHANG, Junjie XU and Chuangyuan SUN -- Chapter 10 Levelling Up and Sustaining Educational Achievement: The Case of Hong Kong by Esther Sui Chu HO -- Chapter 11 Perspectives on High Performing Education Systems in Finland, Hong Kong, China, South Korea, and Singapore: What Lessons for the U.S.? by Lin GOODWIN -- Chapter 12 Sustainable, Large-scale Education Renewal: The Case of Ontario by Ben LEVIN -- Chapter 13 Comparative Analysis of High Performing Education Systems: Teachers, Teaching and Teacher Education as Factors of Success by Wing On LEE. |
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English in Southeast Asia [[electronic resource] ] : features, policy and language in use / / edited by Ee-Ling Low, Azirah Hashim |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, : John Benjamins Pub. Co., 2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (408 p.) |
Disciplina | 427/.959 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
LowEe Ling
Azirah Hashim |
Collana | Varieties of English around the world (VEAW) |
Soggetto topico |
English language - Variation - Southeast Asia
Language policy - Southeast Asia Language planning - Southeast Asia |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-283-42491-6
9786613424914 90-272-8183-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | pt. 1. Features -- pt. 2. Policy (historical context & language planning) -- pt. 3. Language in use -- pt. 4. Bibliography. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910465478303321 |
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English in Southeast Asia [[electronic resource] ] : features, policy and language in use / / edited by Ee-Ling Low, Azirah Hashim |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, : John Benjamins Pub. Co., 2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (408 p.) |
Disciplina | 427/.959 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
LowEe Ling
Azirah Hashim |
Collana | Varieties of English around the world (VEAW) |
Soggetto topico |
English language - Variation - Southeast Asia
Language policy - Southeast Asia Language planning - Southeast Asia |
ISBN |
1-283-42491-6
9786613424914 90-272-8183-1 |
Classificazione | HF 563 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | pt. 1. Features -- pt. 2. Policy (historical context & language planning) -- pt. 3. Language in use -- pt. 4. Bibliography. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910791970603321 |
Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, : John Benjamins Pub. Co., 2012 | ||
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English in Southeast Asia : features, policy and language in use / / edited by Ee-Ling Low, Azirah Hashim |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, : John Benjamins Pub. Co., 2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (408 p.) |
Disciplina | 427/.959 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
LowEe Ling
Azirah Hashim |
Collana | Varieties of English around the world (VEAW) |
Soggetto topico |
English language - Variation - Southeast Asia
Language policy - Southeast Asia Language planning - Southeast Asia |
ISBN |
1-283-42491-6
9786613424914 90-272-8183-1 |
Classificazione | HF 563 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | pt. 1. Features -- pt. 2. Policy (historical context & language planning) -- pt. 3. Language in use -- pt. 4. Bibliography. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910827304303321 |
Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, : John Benjamins Pub. Co., 2012 | ||
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Enhancing Holistic Well-Being of Children and Youth : Insights from Singapore for Research, Policy and Practice in Education |
Autore | Tan Oon Seng |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Singapore : , : Springer Singapore Pte. Limited, , 2024 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (247 pages) |
Altri autori (Persone) |
LowEe Ling
CaleonImelda Santos NgEe Lynn |
Collana | Empowering Teaching and Learning Through Policies and Practice: Singapore and International Perspectives Series |
ISBN | 981-9735-15-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- Contents -- Contributors -- Chapter 1: Introduction to Well-being of Children and Youth in Singapore -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Holistic Well-being in Singapore and Beyond -- 1.3 Structure of the Book -- 1.3.1 Theoretical Perspectives of Well-being -- 1.3.2 Well-being from Early to Middle Childhood -- 1.3.3 Well-being in Middle Childhood to Adolescence -- 1.3.4 Well-being in Middle Childhood to Adolescence -- 1.4 Conclusion -- References -- Part I: Theoretical Perspectives of Well-Being -- Chapter 2: A Research Synthesis of Well-being in Children and Adolescents in Singapore -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.1.1 Well-being -- 2.2 Method -- 2.3 Results -- 2.3.1 Mental Well-being -- 2.3.1.1 Negative Mental Health -- 2.3.1.2 Mental Health and Academic Performance -- 2.3.1.3 Mental Health and Co-curricular Activities -- 2.3.1.4 Mental Health Interventions -- 2.3.2 Subjective Well-being -- 2.3.3 Psychological Well-being -- 2.3.4 Economic Well-being -- 2.3.5 Physical Well-being -- 2.4 Discussion -- References -- Chapter 3: Psychosocial Risk Factors Associated with Internalising Problems Among Singapore Youth: A Review of the Literature -- 3.1 Youth Mental Health in Singapore -- 3.2 Method -- 3.2.1 Search Strategy -- 3.2.2 Inclusion Criteria -- 3.3 Results -- 3.3.1 Characteristics of Included Studies -- 3.3.2 Sociodemographic Factors -- 3.3.3 Family Factors -- 3.3.4 School-Related Factors -- 3.3.5 Peer-Related Factors -- 3.3.6 Individual Youth Characteristics -- 3.3.6.1 Comorbid Mental Health/Behavioural Problems -- 3.3.6.2 Youth Disposition -- 3.3.6.3 Gaming and Social Media Use -- 3.4 Discussion -- References -- Chapter 4: Enhancing Students' Well-being Through Assessment Practices: A Singapore Perspective -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 A Paradigm Shift in Assessment in Singapore -- 4.3 Assessment and Well-being -- 4.4 The PERMA Model.
4.5 PERMA and Ipsative Processes -- 4.5.1 Positive Emotions -- 4.5.2 Engagement -- 4.5.3 Positive Relationships -- 4.5.4 Meaning -- 4.5.5 Accomplishment -- 4.6 Operationalisation of Ipsative Processes -- 4.7 Conclusion -- References -- Part II: Well-being from Early to Middle Childhood -- Chapter 5: How to Foster Resilient Challenge-Takers? Research Findings on Children's Free Will Beliefs, Intelligence Mindset, and Failure Mindset -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Free Will Beliefs -- 5.2.1 Development of Free Will Beliefs Among Singaporean Children -- 5.2.2 Fostering Children's Free Will Beliefs -- 5.3 Intelligence Mindset -- 5.3.1 Intelligence Mindset Amongst Singapore Children -- 5.3.2 Fostering Children's Growth Mindset -- 5.4 Failure Mindset -- 5.4.1 Failure Mindset Among Singaporean Children -- 5.4.2 Fostering Children's Failure-Is-Enhancing Mindset -- 5.5 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 6: Enhancing Children's Well-being by Supporting the Well-being of Early Childhood Educators -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 What Is Early Childhood Educator Well-being -- 6.3 EC Educator Well-being Is a Key Component of High-Quality EC Education -- 6.4 Current Research on Early Childhood Educator Well-being -- 6.4.1 International Research Studies -- 6.4.2 Local Research Studies -- 6.5 Implications for EC Educator Well-being in Singapore -- 6.6 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 7: The Who, What, and How of Caregiving in Singapore -- 7.1 Early Caregiving, Lifelong Implications -- 7.2 Who Are Children's Caregivers in Singapore? -- 7.3 What Are the Effects of Caregiving on Child Well-being in Singapore? -- 7.3.1 Effects of Maternal Caregiving -- 7.3.2 Effects of Nonmaternal Caregiving -- 7.3.3 Sociodemographic Considerations -- 7.4 How Can We Support Caregivers and Child Well-being? -- 7.5 Conclusion -- References. Chapter 8: The Role of Caregivers in Promoting Children's Well-being in Early Childhood -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Literature Review -- 8.2.1 Definition of Children's Well-being -- 8.2.2 The Roles of Caregivers in Children's Well-being -- 8.2.2.1 The Impact of Parental Factors on Children's Well-being -- Parent-Child Relationships -- Parent-Child Interactions -- Parental Mental Health -- 8.2.2.2 The Impact of Teachers' Factors on Children's Well-being -- 8.2.2.3 Caregivers and Children's Well-being in Singapore -- 8.3 Recommendation for Parents and Teachers -- 8.3.1 Recommendations for Parents to Promote Children's Well-being -- 8.3.2 Recommendations for Teachers to Promote Children's Well-being -- 8.4 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 9: Parental Involvement in Education and Young Children's Well-being in Singapore -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 Parental Educational Involvement and Young Children's Outcomes -- 9.2.1 Parental Values, Goals and Expectations -- 9.2.2 Home-Based Involvement -- 9.2.3 Home-School Collaborations -- 9.3 Parental Involvement in Young Children's Education in Singapore -- 9.3.1 Singapore Parents' Values, Goals and Expectations for Their Children's Education -- 9.3.2 Singapore Parents' Educational Involvement and Investments -- 9.3.3 Home-School Collaborations in Singapore -- 9.4 Summary and Implications -- References -- Part III: Well-being from Middle Childhood to Adolescence -- Chapter 10: Nurturing Well-being Using Mindfulness Practices: Through the Lens of Martin Seligman's Well-Being Theory -- 10.1 Introduction -- 10.1.1 Well-being Theory -- 10.1.2 Mindfulness -- 10.2 Method -- 10.2.1 Research Design -- 10.2.2 Mindfulness-Based Intervention -- 10.2.3 Participants -- 10.2.4 Procedure -- 10.2.5 Role of Researcher and Data Analysis -- 10.3 Findings -- 10.3.1 Positive Emotions -- 10.3.2 Engagement. 10.3.3 Positive Relationships -- 10.3.4 Meaning -- 10.3.5 Accomplishments/Achievements -- 10.4 General Discussion -- 10.5 Limitations and Recommendations -- References -- Chapter 11: Flourishing in the Face of Risk: A Qualitative Study on the Well-being of Children at Risk of Poor Academic Outcomes -- 11.1 Introduction -- 11.1.1 Well-Being of Children -- 11.1.2 Basic Psychological Needs Theory (BPNT) -- 11.1.3 Students' Voices -- 11.1.4 Teachers' Perspectives -- 11.1.5 The Present Study -- 11.2 Method -- 11.2.1 Participants and Data Collection -- 11.2.2 Qualitative Data Analysis -- 11.3 Results -- 11.3.1 Competence -- 11.3.1.1 Competence Sub-Theme 1: Performing Tasks - Academic and Non-Academic-Related -- 11.3.1.2 Competence Sub-Theme 2: Regulating Emotions and Managing Behaviors -- 11.3.2 Autonomy -- 11.3.2.1 Autonomy Sub-Theme 1: Autonomous Home Environment -- 11.3.2.2 Autonomy Sub-Theme 2: Autonomous School Climate -- 11.3.3 Relatedness -- 11.3.3.1 Relatedness Sub-Theme 1: Family Support -- 11.3.3.2 Relatedness Sub-Theme 2: Teacher Support -- 11.3.3.3 Relatedness Sub-Theme 3: Peer Support -- 11.3.3.4 Relatedness Sub-Theme 4: School Support -- 11.4 Discussion -- 11.4.1 Need for Competence -- 11.4.2 Need for Autonomy -- 11.4.3 Need for Relatedness -- 11.5 Implications and Recommendations -- 11.6 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 12: Language Use and Proficiency in Bilingual Children's Subjective Well-being -- 12.1 Introduction -- 12.1.1 Child Bilingualism and SWB -- 12.1.2 Factors that Promote/Hinder Bilingual Use and Proficiency -- 12.1.3 The Current Study -- 12.2 Methodology -- 12.2.1 Participants -- 12.2.2 Materials and Procedures -- 12.2.3 Data Analysis -- 12.3 Results -- 12.3.1 Survey: Bilingual Use and Proficiency in Relation to SWB -- 12.3.2 Interview: Factors That Affect Bilingual Children's Language Use and Proficiency -- 12.4 Discussion. 12.5 Conclusion -- Appendix -- Interview Questions -- References -- Chapter 13: "Even the Smallest Things Are Blessings": Students' Perspectives on the Effects of Gratitude Activities -- 13.1 Gratitude: Facets, Functions, and Effects -- 13.1.1 The Emotional and Moral Facets of Gratitude -- 13.1.2 Effects of Gratitude Activities -- 13.1.3 The Effects of a Gratitude Intervention on Singapore Students -- 13.2 The Present Study -- 13.3 Methodology -- 13.3.1 Sample and Data Collection -- 13.3.2 Data Analysis -- 13.4 Results and Discussion -- 13.4.1 Perceived Effects of the Gratitude Activities -- 13.4.2 Key Features of the Gratitude Activities -- 13.5 Conclusion, Limitations and Implications -- References -- Part IV: Factors and Contexts That Influence the Well-being of Children and Youth -- Chapter 14: Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) and Well-Being in Child Development -- 14.1 Introduction -- 14.2 Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) -- 14.2.1 SEL Competencies -- 14.2.1.1 Intrapersonal Competency: Self-Awareness -- 14.2.1.2 Intrapersonal Competency: Self-Management -- 14.2.1.3 Intrapersonal Competency: Self-Motivation -- 14.2.1.4 Interpersonal Competency: Social Awareness -- 14.2.1.5 Interpersonal Competency: Relationship Skills -- 14.2.1.6 Interpersonal Competency: Responsible Decision-Making -- 14.3 Future Directions and Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 15: Young Children's Well-being and Creative Museum Spaces -- 15.1 Introduction -- 15.2 Wellness for Young Children -- 15.3 The Role and Benefits of Museums -- 15.4 The Roles of Others -- 15.5 Structural Suggestions -- 15.6 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 16: Enabling Factors to Enhance Teachers' Career-Long Well-Being -- 16.1 Introduction -- 16.2 What Is Teacher Well-being or TWB? -- 16.3 What Factors May Influence TWB? -- 16.4 Research Methodology -- 16.5 Findings. 16.5.1 RQ1: What Are the Different Professional Identity Factors that Link to TWB at Different CSs?. |
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Lee Kuan Yew’s Educational Legacy : The Challenges of Success / / edited by Oon Seng Tan, Ee Ling Low, David Hung |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2017.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Singapore : , : Springer Singapore : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2017 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (XIV, 171 p. 2 illus.) |
Disciplina |
370.116
370.9 |
Soggetto topico |
International education
Comparative education School management and organization School administration Educational policy Education and state International and Comparative Education Administration, Organization and Leadership Educational Policy and Politics |
ISBN | 981-10-3525-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Chapter 1 Introduction -- Chapter 2 Education and the Child -- Chapter 3 The Teaching Profession and Teacher Education -- Chapter 4 The Critical Importance of Schools and School Leaders -- Chapter 5 English as Lingua Franca: Singapore's Common Tongue -- Chapter 6 English-knowing Bilingualism, Lee's "Most Difficult Policy" -- Chapter 7 Science and Mathematics Education -- Chapter 8 Universities, Research, Innovation and Enterprise -- Chapter 9 Technology and Innovation -- Chapter 10 Education and the Making of the Singapore Economy -- Chapter 11 Multiculturalism and Citizenship -- Chapter 12 Making a Common Future: Lee Kuan Yew's Values for the 21st Century -- Chapter 13 Educating in a Turbulent World. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910255101603321 |
Singapore : , : Springer Singapore : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2017 | ||
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