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Looking at Education through a Deweyan Lens: How Play Could Take Shape in Singapore's Preschools

Author(s) -

Ene M.Y. Lim

Publication year - 2004

Publication title -

contemporary issues in early childhood

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.646

H-Index - 24

ISSN - 1463-9491

DOI - 10.2304/ciec.2004.5.2.14

Subject(s) - pedagogy , early childhood education , context (archaeology) , curriculum , sociology , national curriculum , early childhood , preschool education , psychology , mathematics education , developmental psychology , paleontology , biology

This article outlines key characteristics of Singapore's national values and the preschool education context, and provides a discussion of what the spirit of play could be like in Singaporean preschools. The article uses Deweyan principles to advocate for socially just curricula in Singaporean preschools that embrace ‘play’ as a vehicle for children's learning.

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