Teacher Preparation in Singapore

Yeow-Tong Chia is Senior Lecturer in History Education in the Sydney School of Education and Social Work at the University of Sydney, Australia. He is author of the book Education, Culture and the Singapore Developmental State: World-Soul Lost and Regained?Alistair Chew is a founding director at Findings Education, a private educational institution in Singapore. He researches education systems and how they develop historically and structurally in response to forces such as globalisation.Jason Tan is Associate Professor in Policy, Curriculum and Leadership at the National Institute of Education, Singapore. His research interests include education reform in Singapore.

• Chapter 1. An Overview: Education and Teacher Preparation in Singapore During the Long 19th Century Chapter 2. Singapore Through The Wars: Education and Teacher Preparation up to 1950 Chapter 3. Singapore's 'Struggle' for Independence and Educational Policy implications Chapter 4. Singapore's First Decade of Independence and Expansion of Teacher Education: From TTC to Institute of Education (IE) Chapter 5. Universitisation of Teacher Education: From the Institute of Education and College of Physical Education to the National Institute of Education Chapter 6. The National Institute of Education in the 21st Century Conclusion. Present and Future Challenges