Afraid to Lose Out: The Impact of "Kiasuism" on Practitioner Research in Singapore Schools

Autor/in	Ellis, Neville John
Titel	Afraid to Lose Out: The Impact of "Kiasuism" on Practitioner Research in Singapore Schools
Quelle	In: Educational Action Research, 22 (2014) 2, S.235-250 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0965-0792
DOI	10.1080/09650792.2013.859088
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Educational Change; Teacher Researchers; Action Research; Cultural Influences; Cultural Awareness; Cultural Context; College Faculty; Teacher Attitudes; Educational Policy; World Views; Case Studies; Cultural Pluralism; Race; Qualitative Research; Singapore + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Bildungsreform; Lehrerforschung; Projektforschung; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Cultural identity; Kulturelle Identität; Fakultät; Lehrerverhalten; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; World view; Weltanschauung; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Kulturpluralismus; Rasse; Abstammung; Qualitative Forschung; Singapur
Abstract	Many contemporary education systems encourage the notion of the teacher as practitioner-researcher as part of their professional learning agenda. Simultaneously, it is acknowledged that practitioner research might be remodelled in local contexts when used to support educational reform. This paper describes respondents' theories of how a particular cultural phenomenon, "kiasuism", profoundly shapes the type of work teachers do as researchers in Singapore schools. "Kiasu" can be defined as the notion of "being afraid to lose out" and "winning at all costs". In highlighting such insights, this study aims to foster greater cultural and contextual sensitivity by providing a more nuanced understanding of the Singapore context. Twenty participants, including academics, policy-makers and teachers, were involved in this investigation. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10