Academic literature

, 1

Academic streaming

, 55

Academy of Singapore Teachers (AST)

, 74–75

Advanced Level subjects

, 67–68

All Party Commission and report on Chinese education

, 32–34

All-Party Report on Chinese Education

, 41–42

Allied educators

, 72

Anglophile

, 18

Anglophone

, 18

model of formal teacher training

, 19

Asian Values debate

, 4–6

Autonomous schools

, 56–57

Bilingual education

, 46

Bilingualism

, 47, 53

British colonial era

, 29

British East India Company (EIC)

, 13

Centre for Research in Child Development (CRCD)

, 76–77

Centre for Research in Pedagogy and Practice (CRPP)

, 76–77

Character and Citizenship Education (CCE)

, 70

Childhood education

, 81

Chinese

, 19–20

Chinese-language schools

, 23

language

, 64–65

Chinese education

, 23–24, 30

All Party Commission and report on

, 32–34

Choice

, 57, 67

City-state

, 9

Colonial institutions

, 13

Colonial schooling in America

, 15

Colonial state

, 1–2, 79

Commonality

, 53

Communication

, 9

Communism

, 29

Competencies

, 70

Competition

, 57

Confucian ethics

, 5

Content knowledge

, 19

Convent of Holy Infant Jesus (CHIJ)

, 14

Creative thinking skills

, 69

Crisis legitimation

, 3

Curricula, students and

, 53–56

Curricular innovation

, 61

Curriculum framework

, 50

Cyberbullying

, 67

Decolonisation

, 29

Developmental state and education

, 2–4

Differentiation of school system

, 67–69

Diploma in Education Administration

, 61

Direct Entry Scheme to Polytechnic Programme

, 68–69

Diversity

, 57, 67

Domestic policy of city-state

, 9

Early educational institutions (1819–1919)

, 13–17

Mission Schools

, 13–15

Secular Schools

, 15–17

Education Bill

, 36

Education Endowment Scheme

, 58

Education policy

, 10

in Colony of Singapore

, 79–80

under new PAP administration

, 36–38

Education system

, 4, 10

in modern Singapore

, 19

Education(al). See also Teacher education

, 11–12, 26, 29, 37

activities

, 11–12

degree programme

, 63

developmental state and

, 2–4

educational–economic integration

, 3

history in Singapore

, 11–13

infrastructure

, 4

marketisation of

, 57–58

pathways

, 68–69

policy shifts and impact of Chinese nationalism

, 17–18

post-war state formation and

, 29–32

in Singapore

, 9

survivalist discourse and

, 44–48

wastage

, 53–54

White Paper and education ordinance

, 34–36

Educational Research Association of Singapore

, 60

Edusave scheme

, 58–59

English

, 79–80

English-medium schools

, 22

Equal educational opportunity for all

, 26

Equality

, 5

Explicit teaching of critical thinking skills

, 69

Extended bilingual

, 54–55

Flexibility

, 67

Formal education system

, 19

Formal teacher

education up to 1950

, 25–27

training

, 1–2

Free primary education

, 26

Fujian province

, 20

General Certificate of Education Ordinary Level examinations

, 67–68

Gifted Education Programme

, 55

Globalisation, meeting challenges of

, 69–70

Goh Doctrine

, 10

Goh Report

, 71

Government educational policy

, 22

Higher National Institute of Technical Education Certificate

, 68–69

Ideal product

, 47

Independent schools

, 56–57

Indians

, 19–20

Indigenous leadership

, 22

Indigenous population

, 20

Inequity

, 20

Informal approach

, 1–2

Information and Communications Technologies (ICTs)

, 69

Innovation-driven growth

, 67

Institute of Education (IE)

, 41

and College of Physical Education

, 80

Institute of Technical Education Skills Certificates

, 68

Integrated national education system

, 29

Integrated programmes

, 67–68

International Association for Evaluation of Educational Achievement

, 1

International rankings

, 1

Junior College/Upper Secondary Education Review Committee

, 67

Kynnersley Report (1902)

, 17, 19

Labour Front government

, 32, 38–39, 41–42

Laissez-faire policy

, 71–72

Language

, 20, 54

competence

, 55

Language Elective Programme

, 55

Lingua franca

, 30

Malay education

, 20–23

Malayanisation

, 33–34

Marketisation of education

, 57–58

Masterplan

, 69

for Information Technology in Education

, 69

Ministry of Education

, 64, 67–68, 77

Mission Schools

, 13–15

Monolingual

, 54–55

Multilingual equality shift

, 79–80

Multiple Pathways to Success

, 68

Multiracialism

, 42–44

Music Elective Programme

, 55

Nanyang Technological University (NTU)

, 62, 75, 80–81

National Education (NE)

, 53, 70

National Institute of Education (NIE). See also Institute of Education (IE)

, 1, 8, 63, 75, 80–81

further differentiation of school system

, 67–69

further policies to deal with social equity issues

, 70–72

meeting challenges of globalisation

, 69–70

teacher education at

, 72–78

Nationalism

, 29

Normal bilingual

, 54–55

One-size fits all instructional methods

, 69

Online sexual grooming captured public attention

, 67

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

, 1

Parentocracy

, 71

People’s Action Party (PAP)

, 31, 35, 53

education policy under new PAP administration

, 36–38

Performance legitimacy

, 3

Policies-Practice-Preparation model

, 77

Polytechnic Foundation Programme

, 68–69

Pondok

, 22

Post-colonial state

, 1–2, 79

Post-war state formation and education

, 29–32

Postgraduate Diploma in Education (PGDE)

, 63–64

Practice of Educational Principles

, 59–60

Practicum curriculum

, 59–60

Pre-service teacher education

, 81–82

Primary schooling

, 54–55

Principles of Education Practice

, 50, 59–60

Professional Development Continuum Model

, 74

Professional learning communities (PLCs)

, 74–75

Professional teacher

, 19

Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA)

, 1

Public education

, 82

Qualifications in English

, 19–20

Raffles College

, 79

Raffles Institution

, 15–16

School Excellence Model

, 57–58

School system, differentiation of

, 67–69

School-based skills

, 19

Science and technology education

, 45–46

Science of Learning in Education Centre (SoLEC)

, 76–77

Second World War

, 29

Secular Schools

, 15–17

Self-cultivation

, 5

Self-governance

, 29

to independence

, 38–39

Self-reliance

, 5

Shadow education

, 82

Singapore

, 1, 9, 46, 79

10-Year Plan for education in

, 30

Chinese education

, 23–24

different populations, different histories

, 20–25

early educational institutions

, 13–17

education system

, 19, 53, 69

educational history

, 11–13

educational policy shifts and impact of Chinese nationalism

, 17–18

formal teacher education up to 1950

, 25–27

implications on teacher training

, 48–50

Malay education

, 20–23

multiracialism

, 42–44

reflections on future of teacher education in

, 80–82

self-governance to independence

, 38–39

survivalist discourse and education

, 44–48

Tamil education

, 24–25

teacher education

, 1

unexpected independence of

, 42

unique geographical and historical context

, 10–11

Singapore Bus Workers’ Union (SBWU)

, 32

Singapore English Teachers’ Union

, 34

Singapore Free School, formal education

, 20–21

Singapore Open Data Licence version 1. 0

, 65, 73

Singapore Teaching Practice (STP)

, 75

Social emotional competencies

, 70

Social equity

, 58–59

further policies to deal with social equity issues

, 70–72

Social Service Institute

, 81

Special educational needs

, 72

Straits Chinese Magazine, The

, 16

Streaming, advent of

, 53–56

Student Learning Space

, 69

Student well-being

, 67

Students and curricula

, 53–56

Tamil education

, 24–25

Tamil Language

, 64–65

Teach Less, Learn More initiative

, 69

Teacher education

, 2, 67, 79

development

, 29

at National Institute of Education

, 72–78

reflections on future of teacher education in Singapore

, 80–82

reforms in teacher education in 1980s and 1990s

, 59–66

in Singapore

, 82

Teacher Education Conference Continuation Committee (TECCC)

, 49

Teacher preparation

, 79

in Singapore

, 1

Teachers

implications on teacher training

, 48–50

professional development

, 74

role

, 70

Teachers’ Training College (TTC)

, 27, 41, 79–80

Technical education

, 45

Thinking Schools, Learning Nation (TSLN)

, 67, 69

Traditional Chinese-medium schools

, 23

Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS)

, 1

Universitisation

, 76

differentiation of students and curricula

, 53, 56–57

marketisation of education

, 57–58

reforms in teacher education in 1980s and 1990s

, 59–66

social equity

, 58–59

University of Cambridge Local Examination Syndicate (UCLES)

, 27

Uplifting pupils in life and inspiring families taskforce (UPLIFT)

, 72

Vernacular language

, 20

White Paper and education ordinance

, 34–36

White Paper on Education Policy

, 34

Woolley Report

, 17