Singapore's response to the global war for talent: Politics and education

International Journal of Educational Development

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 262-268

  Ng, Pak Tee ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Education policy; Globalisation; Meritocracy; Singapore; Talent

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION POLICY; EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT; GLOBALIZATION; POLITICS;

SINGAPORE [SOUTHEAST ASIA];

EID: 79952534896     PISSN: 07380593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijedudev.2010.05.009     Document Type: Article

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