Learning from Shanghai Lessons on Achieving Educational Success /
The Shanghai school system has attracted worldwide attention since its impressive performance in the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) in 2009. The system ranks as a ‘stunning success’ according to standards of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). S...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Singapore :
Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer,
2013.
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| Series: | Education in the Asia-Pacific Region: Issues, Concerns and Prospects ;
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| Online Access: | Full Text via HEAL-Link |
Table of Contents:
- 1. Shanghai, PISA and Globalisation
- Part One: The People
- 2. A Conversation with a Shanghai Principal
- 3. The Chinese Teacher as a Chess Master
- 4. ‘Education is Filling a Bucket and Lighting a Fire’: The Shanghai Teacher
- 5. Tiger Mothers, Dragon Children Part Two: The Policy
- 6. ‘Chinese Style’ Education for All
- 7. ‘To Develop Every Student’: Towards Quality-Oriented Education
- 8. Balancing Decentralisation with Centralisation
- 9. Autonomy and Accountability: The School Appraisal System
- 10. Testing Times: Exams as Means of Central Control
- 11. Examining the Exam Papers
- 12. Taking Teacher Professional Development Seriously Part Three: The Practice
- 13. Towards Innovation and Application: Curriculum Changes in Shanghai Schools
- 14. From Teacher Talk to Student Talk: Dialogue Style Teaching
- 15. The ‘Post-Tea House Teaching’ Approach
- 16. Critical Thinking, the Chinese Way
- 17. Kung Fu Panda: Teacher Mentoring and Collaboration
- 18. Developing (f)or Appraising: School-Based Teacher Programme
- 19. Learning ABC from Shanghai.
