Leading Classroom Discussions About Population Policy in Singapore
James S. Damico
Sandy Slaughter
"In January 2013 the Singapore government released a Population White Paper titled A Sustainable Population for a Dynamic Singapore, which proposed a plan to steadily increase the population from roughly 5.3 million in 2012 to 6.9 million by 2030. The primary rationale for the plan was to deal with the declining birth rate and rapidly aging population in Singapore. The white paper generated significant response from Singapore citizens, including protests, such as the event organized on Saturday, 16 February 2013, at Hong Lim Park, where an estimated 5,000 people gathered to express disapproval of the plan. "
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Well-being and Humanities Education in Singapore
Baildon, Mark
"In February (2014), I was invited to Nagoya University (Japan) to participate in a symposium on well-being and education in the ASEAN region. Participants from ASEAN nations shared the state of well-being in their nations and considered the role education can play to promote well-being. My participation in this symposium led me to think about well-being in Singapore and the relationship between Humanities education and well-being."
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Using Film in Historical Inquiry: As Medium, as Evidence, for Empathy
Stoddard, Jeremy
"Though often portrayed as a clichéd example of poor history pedagogy, there is now ample research and numerous models of best practice to support the use of film in an inquiry-based history curriculum. In this article I present best practice models and practical examples of using film as a medium to engage students in inquiry."
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"Their Minds Must Be Improved to a Certain Degree": A Learning Cycles Approach to Inquiry
Parker, Walter
"The central idea of this article is that inquiry is not only an instructional method, it is also a curriculum objective. It is important in its own right. Teaching students to inquire—to arrive at well-supported claims using evidence and reason—is what education is mainly for."
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