Global voices in education [electronic resource] : Ruth Wong Memorial Lectures / Oon Seng Tan, Hee Ong Wong, Seok Hoon Seng, editors.
Tan, Oon Seng, editor.; Wong, Hee Ong, editor.; Seng, Seok Hoon, editor.
2015
LB41
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Title
Global voices in education [electronic resource] : Ruth Wong Memorial Lectures / Oon Seng Tan, Hee Ong Wong, Seok Hoon Seng, editors.
ISBN
9789812876829 electronic book
9812876820 electronic book
9789812876812
9812876812
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-287-682-9
Published
[Singapore] : Springer, [2015]
Copyright
©2015
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (xxii, 207 pages) : illustrations.
Item Number
10.1007/978-981-287-682-9 doi
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LB41
Dewey Decimal Classification
370
Summary
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 Singapores 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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Tan, Oon Seng, editor.
Wong, Hee Ong, editor.
Seng, Seok Hoon, editor.
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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.

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