SINGAPORE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM AS SYNTHESIS OF τέχνη, HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES. IS IT A PATHWAY FOR FUTURE EDUCATION IN A GLOBALISED WORLD?

• Authors: Dama Sebastian

Title variants

PL

SINGAPURSKI SYSTEM EDUKACJI JAKO SYNTEZA τέχνη, NAUK HUMANISTYCZNYCH I SPOŁECZNYCH. CZY TO DROGA PRZYSZŁEJ EDUKACJI W ZGLOBALIZOWANYM ŚWIECIE?

• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Singapore's education system is one of those that was ranked at top educational statistics in a relatively short time, thus becoming a model for other economies, that also base their strength on knowledge and new technologies. However, the uniqueness of this education system is not only in focusing on new technologies, but also in large investments in knowledge and human skills, creating new methods of education, combined with a philosophy that expresses the essence of Singapore's culture and forms of its organisation. This is mainly illustrated by the history of this education system and the current changes, that we can observe in recent years. The presented education system and the achievements it has reached in international measurement of learning outcomes such as TIMSS, PIRLS, and PISA indicate that the development of new technologies does not have to entail a rejection of the humanities and social sciences. Moreover, the ongoing change in the economy in the global space means, that tests and statistics are no longer a true measure of achieving educational success.

PL

Singapurski system edukacji jest jednym z tych, który w stosunkowo krótkim czasie uplasował się na szczytach edukacyjnych statystyk, tym samym stając się wzorem dla innych gospodarek, które również opierają swoją siłę na wiedzy i nowych technologiach. Jednakże wyjątkowość tego systemu kształcenia nie tylko polega na zwróceniu się ku nowym technologiom, ale również na dużych inwestycjach w wiedzę i ludzkie umiejętności, tworzeniu nowych metod kształcenia, w połączeniu z filozofią, wyrażającą istotę singapurskiej kultury i formy jej organizacji. Obrazuje to przede wszystkim historia tego systemu edukacji oraz obecne zmiany, które możemy obserwować na przestrzeni ostatnich lat. Prezentowany system edukacji i osiągnięcia, jakie uzyskał w międzynarodowych pomiarach wyników nauczania, tj. TIMSS, PIRLS i PISA, wskazuje, że rozwój nowych technologii nie musi wiązać się z odrzuceniem nauk humanistycznych i społecznych. Ponadto dokonująca się zmiana w gospodarce w przestrzeni globalnej sprawia, że testy oraz statystyki nie stanowią już istotnego miernika w osiąganiu edukacyjnych sukcesów.

Keywords

EN

STEM; STEAM; Singapore education system; Confucian education zone; international student skills research

PL

STEM; STEAM; singapurski system edukacji; Konfucjańska strefa edukacji; międzynarodowe badania umiejętności uczniów

• Publisher: Akademia Marynarki Wojennej (Polish Naval Academy), Gdynia, Poland
• Journal: Colloquium Wydziału Nauk Humanistycznych i Społecznych AMW
• Year: 2020
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 69-94

Contributors

author

Dama Sebastian

• Polish Naval Academy in Gdynia, Poland

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DOI

10.34813/31coll2020