Közoktatás Szingapúrban = Public education in Singapore

Az 1965-ben fuggetlenne valt Szingapurban azonnal bevezettek a 6 osztalyos kotelező elemi iskolai oktatast – angol nyelven, ami akkor elsősorban az egyseges szingapuri identitas megteremtesenek eszkoze volt. Az angol fokozatosan a teljes oktatasi rendszer nyelveve valt, s a kozoktatas folyamatos bővitese mellett a fő hangsulyt a matematika es a termeszettudomanyok oktatasara helyeztek. Szingapur varosallam, ahol a fuggetlenseg elnyerese ota folyamatosan politikai egypart-rendszer műkodik. Ebből adodoan az oktatasi rendszer – a tanarkepzestől es -tovabbkepzestől a tantervekig es az egyes tananyagokig – erősen centralizalt. Mivel az oktatas tervezese a kezdetektől a makrogazdasagi tervezes szerves resze, a szingapuri oktatasi rendszer rugalmasan illeszkedik a gazdasagi strategia valtozasaihoz. A szingapuri oktatasi rendszer alapvetően angolszasz tipusu, s az orszag gazdasagpolitikajanak megfelelően folyamatosan igazodik a globalis gazdasagi es oktatasi trendekhez. A szingapuri kozoktatas nemzetkozi osszehasonlitasban is kulonosen sikeres – ezt a tovabbtanulasi aranyok es a PISA-felmeresekben elert kiemelkedő eredmenyei is tukrozik. = After its independence in 1965, Singapore immediately introduced six years long compulsory and free primary education in English. Teaching in English aimed creating a unified Singaporean identity. English gradually became the working language of the entire education system. Alongside a steady expansion of public education, the main emphasis was placed on mathematics and science. Singapore is a city-state, featuring a one-party political system since its independence. Consequently, its education system, including teacher training and in-service training to curricula and individual teaching materials, is highly centralised. Since education planning has been an integral part of macroeconomic planning, the education system in Singapore has been flexibly aligned to changes in economic strategy. Singapore's education system is essentially Anglo-Saxon and has been constantly adapted to global economic and educational trends just like the country's economic policy. Singapore's public education system is particularly successful by international standards, as reflected by the high share of students continuing studies in higher-level educational institutions as well as by Singapore’s outstanding rankings in the PISA surveys.