@article{1452322,
      author = {Soo, Li Mei Johannah, and Karthikeyan, Nanthini, and Lim,  Kam Ming, and Bartholomaeus, Clare, and Yelland, Nicola,},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/1452322},
      title = {Children's lifeworlds in a global city : Singapore /},
      abstract = {This book examines connections between policy contexts,  school experiences and everyday activities of children  growing up in the global city of Singapore. In particular,  it explores how Singapore children⁰́₉s everyday  experiences inside and outside of school shape their  orientations towards educational success. Alongside an  analysis of school life and educational policies, it also  considers children⁰́₉s out-of-school activities,  including leisure, homework, and enrichment activities, and  connections between these and their school-based  activities. The book draws on empirical data from Primary 4  classes in two Singapore schools in the form of  student-completed surveys, classroom ethnographies, student  responses to a learning dialogues activity, and a  re-enactment of one child's out-of-school life, as well as  curriculum and policy analysis. It provides readers with an  in-depth understanding of Singapore Primary 4  children⁰́₉s experiences inside and outside of school,  including the structure of timetables and pedagogical  approaches encountered in school lessons, children⁰́₉s  enjoyment of activities inside and outside of school,  children⁰́₉s engagement and wellbeing at school, and  the impact of Singapore⁰́₉s educational policies on  children⁰́₉s learning experiences. Moving beyond a  simplistic focus on Singapore children⁰́₉s academic  performance in international high-stakes testing, the book  offers a comprehensive exploration of their lives inside  and outside of school. This holistic approach is unique in  the Singapore context and contributes to a greater  understanding of children⁰́₉s everyday lives in the  city.},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-6645-3},
      recid = {1452322},
      pages = {1 online resource (xii, 180 pages) :},
}