Oon Seng Tan & Hee Ong Wong 
Global Voices in Education [PDF ebook] 
Ruth Wong Memorial Lectures

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This book brings together selected lectures given by eminent educationalists in memory of Ruth Wong, an influential figure in the field of education. The lectures represent the powerful ideas seeded by Dr Wong and address the challenges of education in Singapore’s journey from a textbook case of poor education to a world-class educational system. The educational standard that we enjoy today was only possible thanks to visionary thinking and missionary zeal. This collection addresses key themes and issues in learning, schooling, teaching, teacher education, educational research and policy innovation, making it a must-read for educators, educational leaders and policy makers interested in providing uplifting education for the next generation of learners.

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Inhaltsverzeichnis

1 Prologue.- 2 Introduction.- 3 Some thoughts about teaching and learning.- 4 The concept of educational disadvantage and some implications for the classroom teacher.- 5 Utilization of new knowledge and application of new ideas in education: A discussion of the vitalization of education as a profession and discipline.- 6 Education and the changing economic and industrial order: An international perspective.- 7 Research and the improvement of teaching.- 8 Recent conceptions of children’s learning: Implications for classroom practice.- 9 Measuring and monitoring educational achievement.- 10 Engaging children’s minds: innovative research and practice.- 11 A personal philosophy of education.- 12 The professional education of teachers.- 13 The timeless teacher: Contemporary research and ancient models.- 14 The value of principled eclecticism in education reform: 1965 and 2005.- 15 Schooling today: Teaching competence, creativity and compassion.- 16 Mediated learning experience (MLE) strategies and children’s cognitive plasticity.- 17 Epilogue.

Über den Autor

Tan Oon Seng Professor of Education and Director National Institute of Education
Wong Hee Ong Former Professor in Medicine, University of Malaya
Seng Seok Hoon Former Professor in Psychological Studies, National Institute of Education

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Sprache Englisch ● Format PDF ● Seiten 207 ● ISBN 9789812876829 ● Dateigröße 3.4 MB ● Herausgeber Oon Seng Tan & Hee Ong Wong ● Verlag Springer Singapore ● Ort Singapore ● Land SG ● Erscheinungsjahr 2015 ● herunterladbar 24 Monate ● Währung EUR ● ID 5047317 ● Kopierschutz Soziales DRM

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