Comparing high-performing education systems : understanding Singapore, Shanghai, and Hong Kong /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Tan, Charlene (Author)
Corporate Author:	EBSCOhost
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2019.
Subjects:	Education > Singapore. Education > China > Shanghai. Education > China > Hong Kong. Academic achievement > Singapore. Academic achievement > China > Shanghai. Academic achievement > China > Hong Kong. Confucianism and education. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Performance as testing : international large-scale assessments
Formal assessment, private tutoring, and Confucian habitus
Beyond high-stakes exams : holistic education in Singapore, Shanghai, and Hong Kong
Educational harmonisation and an East Asian educational model (EAEM)
Pragmatism in Singapore
Correlative thinking in Shanghai
East-West balance in Hong Kong
Conclusions and implications.