Productive workers or better citizens?

Productive workers or better citizens?

How do different countries in the region view the wider societal function of higher education? If the goal is to train productive workers, then the content of higher education may be more tailored towards rote learning. If, however, the goal is to make workers more easily trainable as well as creati...

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Main Author: DE MEYER, Arnoud Cyriel Leo
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Language:English
Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2023
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Higher education
Asia
purpose of education
Asian Studies
Business
Higher Education
Online Access:https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/7477
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spelling sg-smu-ink.lkcsb_research-84762024-04-04T06:30:06Z Productive workers or better citizens? DE MEYER, Arnoud Cyriel Leo How do different countries in the region view the wider societal function of higher education? If the goal is to train productive workers, then the content of higher education may be more tailored towards rote learning. If, however, the goal is to make workers more easily trainable as well as creative, then critical thinking might be a greater priority. 2023-01-26T08:00:00Z text https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/7477 info:doi/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780192845986.013.4 Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business eng Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University Higher education Asia purpose of education Asian Studies Business Higher Education
institution Singapore Management University
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country Singapore
Singapore
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topic Higher education
Asia
purpose of education
Asian Studies
Business
Higher Education
spellingShingle Higher education
Asia
purpose of education
Asian Studies
Business
Higher Education
DE MEYER, Arnoud Cyriel Leo
Productive workers or better citizens?
description How do different countries in the region view the wider societal function of higher education? If the goal is to train productive workers, then the content of higher education may be more tailored towards rote learning. If, however, the goal is to make workers more easily trainable as well as creative, then critical thinking might be a greater priority.
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title_fullStr Productive workers or better citizens?
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