Toward a better future : education and training for economic development in Singapore since 1965, Vol. 1 of 1

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Toward a better future : education and training for economic development in Singapore since 1965

Author:	Lee, Sing-Kong; Tan, Jee-Peng; Fredriksen, Birger; Goh, Chor Boon,;	Collection Title:	Development practice in education
Country:	Singapore;	Date Stored:	2008/05/30
Document Date:	2008/04/18	Document Type:	Publication
ISBN:	978-0-8213-7375-0	Language:	English
Region:	East Asia and Pacific	Report Number:	43968
SubTopics:	Primary Education; Access & Equity in Basic Education; Curriculum & Instruction; Teaching and Learning; Education For All	Volume No:	1 of 1

Summary: The Singapore economy has undergone significant stages of development since the 1960s. It has grown from its traditional role as a regional port and distribution center in the 1960s to an international manufacturing and service center in the 1970s and 1980s, and now into a center of science-based manufacturing and knowledge-intensive technical services. Much has been written to explain this success. Emphasis has been placed on the early adoption of an export-oriented strategy for industrialization, high savings and investment rates, a stable macroeconomic environment, and even socio cultural traits that support successful industrialization. This volume documents a less-explored aspect of Singapore's economic development: it examines the transformation of the education and training system since the country's independence in 1965 and how the process contributed to skills formation and, hence, economic change.


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