From precarious labor to precarious economy? Planning for precarity in Singapore's creative economy

L Kong - City, culture and society, 2011 - Elsevier
The important place of the oftentimes “hidden” independent worker, or freelancer, has been
acknowledged in developed countries where the creative economy has grown. These …

Eight issues for learning scientists about education and the economy

J Roschelle, M Bakia, Y Toyama… - The Journal of the …, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
Linking research to a compelling societal interest can build financial commitments to
research, bring increased attention to findings, and grow support for scaling up impacts …

Assessment for learning in Singapore: Unpacking its meanings and identifying some areas for improvement

K Tan - Educational Research for Policy and Practice, 2011 - Springer
This article examines the meanings and impact of 'Assessment for Learning'initiatives in
schools against the back drop of assessment reform in Singapore since 1997. It is argued …

Assessment for learning reform in Singapore–quality, sustainable or threshold?

K Tan - Assessment reform in education: Policy and practice, 2011 - Springer
The education system in Singapore has been transformed since its independence from
colonial British rule in 1965. Reforms have occurred in three distinct phases: the survival …

The Chinese Input Challenges for Chinese as Second Language Learners in Computer-Mediated Writing: An Exploratory Study.

LH Wong, CS Chai, P Gao - … Online Journal of Educational Technology-TOJET, 2011 - ERIC
This paper reports an exploratory study on Singapore secondary and primary school
students' perceptions and behaviors on using a variety of Chinese input methods for …

Functions and purposes of outdoor education in Singaporean education and society: an instrumental case study

S Ho - 2011 - opal.latrobe.edu.au
Thesis (SHO) 28.8.11 Page 1 Functions and purposes of outdoor education in Singaporean
education and society: An instrumental case study. Submitted by Susanna Ho Choon Mei BSc …