Children's lifeworlds in a global city : Singapore / Li Mei Johannah Soo, Nanthini Karthikeyan, Kam Ming Lim, Clare Bartholomaeus, Nicola Yelland.

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Children's lifeworlds in a global city : Singapore / Li Mei Johannah Soo, Nanthini Karthikeyan, Kam Ming Lim, Clare Bartholomaeus, Nicola Yelland.

9789811966453 (electronic bk.)
9811966451 (electronic bk.)
9811966443
9789811966446

Singapore : Springer, 2022.

English

1 online resource (xii, 180 pages) : illustrations (some color).

10.1007/978-981-19-6645-3 doi

HQ792.S55

305.23095957

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.

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Global childhoods in the Asia-Pacific ; volume 2.

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