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Singapore Management University

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2018

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Academic “Centres,” Epistemic Differences And Brain Circulation, Yasmin Y. Ortiga, Meng‐Hsuan Chou, Gunjan Sondhi, Jue Wang Sep 2018

Academic “Centres,” Epistemic Differences And Brain Circulation, Yasmin Y. Ortiga, Meng‐Hsuan Chou, Gunjan Sondhi, Jue Wang

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This article investigates the factors that shape how migrant academics engage with fellow scholars within their countries of origin. We focus specifically on the mobility of Asian‐born faculty between Singapore, a fast‐developing education hub in Southeast Asia, and their “home” countries within the region. Based on qualitative interviews with 45 migrant academics, this article argues that while education hubs like Singapore increase the possibility of brain circulation within Asia, epistemic differences between migrant academics and home country counterparts make it difficult to establish long‐term collaboration for research. Singapore institutions also look to the West in determining how research work is …


Assessing Student Learning In Sport Event Management Through Reflective Practice: Measure Of Success In Co-Curricular Learning In Higher Education, Paulin Tay Straughan, Wan Ying (Zheng Wanying) Tay, Eng Kee Eric Song, Loon Beng Angela Koh Jul 2018

Assessing Student Learning In Sport Event Management Through Reflective Practice: Measure Of Success In Co-Curricular Learning In Higher Education, Paulin Tay Straughan, Wan Ying (Zheng Wanying) Tay, Eng Kee Eric Song, Loon Beng Angela Koh

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Co-curricular activities are an integral part of students’ holistic education. Yet, assessing experiential learning outcomes in the co-curricular space can sometimes prove to be challenging, given that not all of such learning experiences are designed or structured in a manner similar to academic courses or programmes. Rather, indirect measures of learning such as asking students to reflect on what they have learnt and experienced is often used for rendering visible learning outcomes. Using reflective practice, the SMU Gravical 2018, an international sporting event, provided the learning platform for the 19 committee members of the Singapore Management University (SMU) Climb team. …


Assessing Student Learning In Sport Event Management Through Reflective Practice: Measure Of Success In Co-Curricular Learning In Higher Education, Paulin Tay Straughan, Wan Ying (Zheng Wanying) Tay, Eng Kee Eric Song, Loon Beng Angela Koh Jul 2018

Assessing Student Learning In Sport Event Management Through Reflective Practice: Measure Of Success In Co-Curricular Learning In Higher Education, Paulin Tay Straughan, Wan Ying (Zheng Wanying) Tay, Eng Kee Eric Song, Loon Beng Angela Koh

Research Collection School of Social Sciences

Co-curricular activities are an integral part of students’ holistic education. Yet, assessing experiential learning outcomes in the co-curricular space can sometimes prove to be challenging, given that not all of such learning experiences are designed or structured in a manner similar to academic courses or programmes. Rather, indirect measures of learning such as asking students to reflect on what they have learnt and experienced is often used for rendering visible learning outcomes. Using reflective practice, the SMU Gravical 2018, an international sporting event, provided the learning platform for the 19 committee members of the Singapore Management University (SMU) Climb team. …


From Police Officer To Professor: A Conversation With David Chan, David Chan Apr 2018

From Police Officer To Professor: A Conversation With David Chan, David Chan

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Emigration, Employability, And Higher Education In The Philippines, Yasmin Y. Ortiga Jan 2018

Emigration, Employability, And Higher Education In The Philippines, Yasmin Y. Ortiga

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This book investigates the dilemma of educating students for future work in the context of the Philippines, one of the top sources of migrant labor in the world. Here, colleges and universities are expected to not only educate students for jobs within the country, but for potential employers beyond national borders. It demonstrates how human capital ideology reinforces such export-oriented education, creating an assumed relationship among academic credentials, overseas opportunity, and future migrant remittances. Findings indicate that attempts to produce migrant workers undermine the job security of college instructors, skew local curriculum towards foreign requirements, and challenge efforts to develop …