Issues of Citizenship, National Identity and Political Socialization in Singapore: Implications to the Singapore Education System

Abstract

This inquiry attempts to address the question: How has the Singapore city-state used its education system in integrating three important cornerstones of nation-building? Using selected data from the National Orientations of Singaporeans Survey complemented by policy documents, this article explores three specific questions: (1) How is citizenship education pursued? (2) How is national identity forged? And (3) How is political socialization engendered? The inquiry concludes with challenges that the Singapore education system faces as it tries to address its nation-building project

Animating Singapore : the complex expression of Singapore's contemporary daily life and culture through animation

“…Singapore is home to a culturally diverse and dynamic population (Noor and Leong 2013;Lim, Hashim and Buttney 2014;Reyes 2013). The cultural milieu of Singapore is further complicated by its relative youth (Mutalib 1992,69), as well as its union of Eastern and Western perspectives, boasting a primarily Asian population with a significant colonial past.…”