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Success, interest, embodiment, and society
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Book Chapter
Citation
Johannis Auri Abdul Aziz & Hung, D. W. L. (2023). Success, interest, embodiment, and society. In D. W. L., Hung (Ed.), Moving beyond grades to purposeful learning: Lessons from Singaporean research (pp. 175-195). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-4705-8_11
Abstract
In this concluding chapter, the authors tie together the various threads in the volume and discuss why our purpose in education should take a larger/wider perspective beyond grades. This emphasis is particularly important for Singapore and many other East Asian educational systems. Focusing on grades can help achieve short-term goals but an overemphasis can be detrimental to alternative future goals and intentions, with possible implications for students’ mental health and wellbeing. This chapter provides concrete recommendations for educational systems toward more meaning and purpose, including descriptions of the epistemic mindset shifts required of teachers and parents in order to play positive supportive roles.
Date Issued
2023
ISBN
9789819947041 (print)
9789819947058 (online)
Publisher
Springer
DOI
10.1007/978-981-99-4705-8_11