In pursuit of equity: Differentiated education in Singapore and its implications for Hong Kong

In pursuit of equity: Differentiated education in Singapore and its implications for Hong Kong

• Manzon, Maria The Education University of Hong Kong
• Kwek, Beng Kiat Dennis

Comparative Education Society of Hong Kong Spring Annual Conference 2017 (CESHK 2017) (2017: The Education University of Hong Kong, China.)

• P 香港教育各層面與外地之比較
  • PB 香港教育各層面與外地之比較
• Q 教育體系與各級學校
  • QA 學制；學校類別

• Hong Kong:Singapore

• 1997.7 onwards

• 中學教育

This paper will examine the interplay of equity and excellence in Singapore’s secondary schools. It uses Fraser’s (2008) three forms of justice: redistributive, recognitive and representational. It explores Singapore’s ‘bridges and ladders’ model of differentiated schooling. Case studies of a madrasah, a specialised school, and an elite school demonstrate the tensions between equity and excellence in the system. We argue that the ‘bridges and ladders’ model, through its differentiated schooling experiences, paradoxically increases equity and excellence while simultaneously exacerbating inequity. Finally, we reflect on the implications of this research on the pursuit of equity in Hong Kong’s education system.

Paper presented at the Comparative Education Society of Hong Kong Spring Annual Conference 2017 (CESHK 2017), The Education University of Hong Kong, China.

• 英文

會議論文

https://bibliography.lib.eduhk.hk/tc/bibs/03f931b1

2017-06-19