Neoliberal Education? Comparing "Character" and Citizenship Education in Singapore and "Civics" and Citizenship Education in Australia

Autor/in	Neoh, Jia Ying
Titel	Neoliberal Education? Comparing "Character" and Citizenship Education in Singapore and "Civics" and Citizenship Education in Australia
Quelle	In: Journal of Social Science Education, 16 (2017) 3, S.29-39 (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1618-5293
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Neoliberalism; Citizenship Education; Civics; Comparative Education; Educational Policy; Curriculum Evaluation; Values Education; Social Studies; Educational Objectives; Context Effect; Educational Development; Role of Education; Educational Methods; Singapore; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Neo-liberalism; Neoliberalismus; Citizenship; Education; Politische Bildung; Politische Erziehung; Staatsbürgerliche Erziehung; Staatsbürgerkunde; Vergleichende Erziehungswissenschaft; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Curriculum; Evaluation; Curriculumevaluation; Lehrplan; Rahmenplan; Evaluierung; Werterziehung; Gemeinschaftskunde; Educational objective; Bildungsziel; Erziehungsziel; Bildungsentwicklung; Bildungsauftrag; Educational method; Erziehungsmethode; Singapur; Australien
Abstract	Purpose: This paper compares citizenship education in Singapore and Australia. While discussions have been made about education and neoliberalism, few have explored the direct connections between citizenship education and neoliberalism. Approach: Though a discussion of country contexts, citizenship education policies and curriculum, "Character and Citizenship Education" in Singapore and "Civics and Citizenship education" in Australia are examined to explore the meanings of "Character education" and "Civics education" and their connections with "Citizenship education". Findings: The distinct use of terms for citizenship education suggests that the two countries hold different citizenship ideals. Set within the context of globalisation, the paper argues that some approaches towards citizenship education can inadvertently work towards supporting the goals of neoliberalism, which can be at odds with the classical tradition of democracy. (As Provided).
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