Comparing high-performing education systems :

Tan, Charlene

Comparing high-performing education systems : understanding Singapore, Shanghai, and Hong Kong / Charlene Tan. - London ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2019. - xxi, 247 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Performance as testing : international large-scale assessments -- Formal assessment, private tutoring, and Confucian habitus -- Beyond high-stakes exams : holistic education in Singapore, Shanghai, and Hong Kong -- Educational harmonisation and an East Asian educational model (EAEM) -- Pragmatism in Singapore -- Correlative thinking in Shanghai -- East-West balance in Hong Kong.

9780815375920 (pbk) 9780815375913 (hbk)

2018019851

LA1239.5 / .T29 2019

370.951