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8 95 - PublicationOpen AccessContemporary research on teacher education: Review, real, view, rear view and re-view(1991-11)A brief review of contemporary research in teacher education is attempted initially in the broader international context, followed by reviews in the narrower regional and national contexts. Besides attempting to identify similarities and differences, several major trends are also discerned. Zeroing in on experiences in Singapore, some observations and commentaries are made concerning the gap between ideals and realities. This gap has in fact been widened as a result of recent changes in. the Singapore teacher education scene. With the benefit of hindsight, some speculations are made on what should have been the teacher education research agenda for Singapore. Modifications to the RITE (Research In Teacher Education) strategies are currently being conceived. Finally, the paper takes another look at a recent synthesis of the SEARRAG (South-East Asian Research, Review and Advisory Group) state-of-the-art reviews of teacher education research in five ASEAN countries. Implications for regional collaboration in teacher education research are then suggested.
128 175 - PublicationOpen AccessTechnological infrastructure support for research in education(1988)
The paper focuses on developments at IE, which is a relative newcomer not only to information technology but also to research in education. A number of assumptions need to be made regarding limitations and convictions about research as well as technology. A general paradigm for research in education is briefly discussed, followed by a discussion of four general stages (initiation, instrumentation, implementation and information) together with implications for technological infrastructure support.
Two major thrusts in promoting research in education, namely with the establishment of an Educational Research Unit at IE and an Educational Research Association, are then described. They are then followed by a brief account of IE' s recent efforts in setting up a Computer Services Centre as well as other computer facilities useful for research in education.
Some problems (pertaining to Time, Interest, Money and Expertise) and prospects (pertaining to Help, Optimism, Persistence and Enthusiasm) are touched upon next. Finally, an attempt is made to portray a possible future scenario, in which the setting up of a Council for Educational Research is advocated.
20 503 - PublicationOpen AccessOpening remarks: Inaugural Dr Ruth Wong Memorial LectureI don't think that the late Dr Ruth Wong has really left us. Physically, yes. But, in spirit, she is very much with us, in the sense that many of us are still guided by some of her seminal ideas. Unfortunately, many of her ideas could not be implemented during her lifetime, for she was too far ahead of her time, but, with patience and perseverance, it might yet be possible to advance some of her valuable ideas.
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19 1845 - PublicationOpen AccessA research agenda for teacher education in SingaporeAlthough "the promotion of research in education" was one of the objectives of the IE Act (IEA) of 1970, serious efforts especially in rethinking the juxtaposition of research and teacher education began with the planning of a conference in 1983. Six key assumptions which underpin IE's Research Agenda (IRA) are briefly explained before discussing each of the six prongs in IRA. One of the prongs entailed the formation of an Educational Research Association (ERA) and some of the ERA activities are elaborated, especially vis-a-vis the development of a research ethos in Singapore. Likewise the establishment of an Educational Research Unit (ERU) constituted another prong in IRA and is discussed in relation to the development of a conceptual framework for formulating a number of Research in Teacher Education (RiTE) projects which are currently being undertaken by the Institute of Education (IE).
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