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

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. http://www.jsse.org/index.php/jsse/article/view/841

Angaben zum Objekt

• Standort: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Umfang: Online-Ressource
• Sprache: Englisch

Verweise und Beziehungen

• Erschienen in: Neoliberal education? Comparing Character and Citizenship Education in Singapore and Civics and Citizenship Education in Australia ; day:15 ; month:09 ; year:2017 ; Journal of social science education ; (15.09.2017)

Beteiligte, Orts- und Zeitangaben

• Urheber: Neoh, Jia Ying

Weitere Informationen

• DOI: 10.4119/jsse-841
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2019011816452104324116
• Rechteinformation: Open Access unbekannt; Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
• Letzte Aktualisierung: 14.08.2025, 10:49 MESZ