Educating the Developmental State Woo, J.J. creator author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut SpringerLink (Online service) text si 2024 1st ed. 2024. monographic eng

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access X, 113 p. 5 illus., 4 illus. in color. online resource. This book provides an overview of Singapore’s higher education system, focusing in particular on its role in supporting and facilitating the city-state’s economic development policies. It discusses the various components of Singapore’s post-secondary higher education system, such as its public and private universities, polytechnics, institutes of technical education, private educational institutions, foreign universities, government-affiliated and private training institutions, among others, and explicates the linkages between higher education and economic development. Aside from educational institutions, this book also discusses the Skills Future scheme, which provides deep skills training to working adults in collaboration with the Singapore’s various higher education providers. Introduction -- Singapores higher education system -- Skills mastery continuous education and training -- Higher education and economic development human capital -- Higher education and economic development innovation -- Higher education as policy design state of the art and emerging challenges. by J.J. Woo. Education, Higher Education and state International education  Comparative education Higher Education Educational Policy and Politics International and Comparative Education LB2300-2799.3 9789819612390 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-96-1239-0 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-96-1239-0 241226 20251030114642.0 978-981-96-1239-0