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 |
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Other Authors: | School of Humanities and Social Sciences |
Format: | Final Year Project |
Language: | English |
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2013
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10356/51672 |
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Institution: | Nanyang Technological University |
Language: | English |
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