Equity in Excellence Experiences of East Asian High-Performing Education Systems /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Teng, Siao See (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Manzon, Maria (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Poon, Kenneth K. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Series: Education Innovation Series,
• Subjects: Educational policy.; Education and state.; Educational sociology.; Educational Policy and Politics.; Sociology of Education.

This book offers a comprehensive picture of high-performing East Asian education systems, beyond their outstanding achievements in international assessments, such as PISA and TIMSS. Situating "excellence" within discussions of "equity", it contextualises the conceptions and pursu...

Table of Contents:

• Equity and Excellence in East Asian High-Performing Education Systems: A Paradoxical Relationship?
• Part I The pursuit of equity in excellence in East Asia
• 1 Towards East Asian Dialogue: Thinking through the policy contracdictions of equity and excellence in East Asian Education
• 2 Education reform in Shanghai in the era of globalisation: Toward a balanced and innovative system?
• 3 How Taiwan education pursues equity in excellence
• 4 Hong Kong's journey towards equity in the era of appropriate education for all
• 5 Rethinking equality and equity in multicultural education in a diversified society: The case of language education for newcomer students in Japan
• 6 'Bridges and Ladders': The paradox of equity in excellence in Singapore
• Part II Striving for equity in excellence: The Singapore experience
• 7 Equity and meritocracy in Singapore
• 8 Diversity and equity in Singapore education: Parent involvement in low-income families with migrant mothers
• 9 Policies and initiatives for preschool children from disadvantaged environments and preschool children with disabilities in Singapore
• 10 Helping children with mathematical difficulties level up: Evaluating the efficacy of a novel updating training programme
• 11 Early intervention of Malay preschool teachers in promoting children's Mathematics learning.