Neighbourhood schools & unfavourable reputation : an examination of Singapore's meritocratic education and its consequences on parental choice of school

This study examines Singapore’s promise of a meritocratic education system through the lens of the neighbourhood secondary schools. Through this analysis, it highlights the unintended consequences of the meritocratic education system namely ‘Tracking’ and the formation of an academic hierarchy. It f...

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Main Author: Janathul Firdous d/o Mohamud Ali
Other Authors: School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Format: Final Year Project
Language:English
Published: 2013
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10356/51672
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Institution: Nanyang Technological University
Language: English