Deconstructing the kiasu parent in Singapore

• Main Author: Amirah Arip
• Other Authors: School of Humanities and Social Sciences
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: DRNTU::Humanities::General::Education
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/51611
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

There has been much furore in the recent years about kiasu parents who pile up their children’s time with enrichment classes leading to young children feeling stressed out and losing their childhood. This study seeks to rationalize the stereotypical images of the Singaporean kiasu parent using the s...