1. Education and the Developmental State: Importance of Culture 2. Crisis of National Survival 3. Crisis of 'Deculturalisation' and Invention of 'Asian Values' 4. Intensification of Asian Values 5. Historical Amnesia Crisis and 'National Education' Response 6. National Education Institutionalized in Curriculum 7. Final Thoughts on the 'World-Soul' of Singapore
Yeow-Tong Chia is Lecturer at the University of Sydney, Australia.
“Chia has consulted rich primary sources to construct a very
detailed narrative of how citizenship education has played an
important role in the politics of Singapore’s nation building. This
is perhaps the greatest strength of this book. … This book is a
useful resource for scholars, policy makers and students in the
fields of development economics, citizenship education, history and
social studies education.” (Ai Lian Chee, Compare: A Journal of
Comparative and International Education, May, 2016)
“The book will resonate with young Singaporeans like myself who
experienced and encountered many of these policies and pedagogical
materials. … This contribution will help students and scholars
unfamiliar with Singapore to understand the central role the
national education system plays in nation-building and
state-formation through ‘socializing students into their roles as
future citizens in Singapore’ … .” (Edgar Liao, Journal of
Southeast Asian Studies, Vol. 47(1), February, 2016)
“This book is a must-read for policy-makers, scholars and the
engaged citizen. This book makes a valuable contribution to the
conversation concerning the relationship between culture, education
and economic development, especially in the era of globalisation.”
(Richard O. Welsh, Parna Banerjee, History of Education, Vol. 47
(1), June, 2017)
“Chia’s book is a commendable effort to document and analyse five
decades of citizenship education in Singapore. … The book is useful
reading for academics who wish to obtain deeper insight into how
the Singapore state has tried to shape citizenship education to its
preferred purposes. … the impact of recent demographic changes in
Singapore and the advent of social media on citizenship education
makes fertile ground for future researchers.” (Jason Tan, Asia
Pacific Journal of Education, Vol. 37 (2), April, 2017)
“A comprehensive account of Singapore’s citizenship education by
providing intimate insights into the education experiences of
teachers, curriculum planners and Members of Parliament, while
maintaining his distance as an academic, critiquing the
government’s intentions, implementation of policies and programmes
and the works of other scholars. … provides a useful perspective
for policymakers and academics to study curriculum changes in other
nation states and to mediate the future of citizenship education in
Singapore.” (British Journal of Educational Studies, Vol. 64 (3),
2016)
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