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Looking At Education Through A Deweyan Lens: How Play Can Take Shape In Singapore’S Preschools, Sirene Lim

Sirene Lim

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.