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Oon Ai, Joy Chew. "Civics and Moral Education in Singapore: lessons for citizenship education?" Journal of Moral Education 27, no. 4 (December 1998): 505–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0305724980270405.

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Sim, Jasmine B. Y., and Malathy Krishnasamy. "Building a democratic society: exploring Singapore students ' understandings of democracy." Asian Education and Development Studies 5, no. 1 (January 4, 2016): 37–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/aeds-07-2015-0033.

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Purpose – One would not commonly associate democracy with Singapore, instead scholars have often described Singapore as an illiberal democracy and an authoritarian state. At the same time, all Singaporean school students recite the national pledge of allegiance in school every morning, in which they pledge “to build a democratic society based on justice and equality”. What do students know about democracy? Are they able to distinguish the characteristics of democratic systems from non-democratic ones? The purpose of this paper is to report on Singapore students’ understandings of democracy. Design/methodology/approach – Using a qualitative instrumental case study design, 64 students from three secondary schools were interviewed and the social studies curriculum was analysed. Findings – Overall, students had poor knowledge of democracy. Consistent with a lack of knowledge of democracy, most students also showed a relatively uncritical acceptance of hierarchy and deference to authority, and held a superficial understanding of citizenship. Civics lessons through social studies, and the school environment did little to promote students’ engagement with democracy. Research limitations/implications – The authors argue that it is important that students be given the opportunities to develop a basic conceptual knowledge of democracy, as they are not capable of discriminating democratic characteristics from non-democratic ones without it. At the very least, students should know the relevance of what they pledge relative to their nation’s model of democracy, or in the absence of a clear model, be encouraged to struggle with the various existing models of democracies so that, as the future of Singapore, they might determine and adapt the ideals that they deem best for the nation. Originality/value – This paper is an original study of Singapore students’ understandings of democracy.

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Rossi, Tony, and Mary Ryan. "National Education as a ‘Civics’ Literacy in a Globalized World: The challenges facing education in Singapore." Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education 27, no. 2 (June 2006): 161–74. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01596300600676110.

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Sari, Serli Retno. "Important Role of Civic Education in Multi-Ethnic Countries Malaysia and Singapore." Journal of Moral and Civic Education 2, no. 2 (December 12, 2018): 44–51. http://dx.doi.org/10.24036/885141222201883.

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This article discusses about the role of citizenship education in multi-ethnic countries, namely in Malaysia and Singapore. Malaysia and Singapore are two former British colonies, and in the population, there are three main ethnic groups namely China, Malay and India. This article is study of literature by using the comparative method by analyzing 14 national and international journals related to citizenship and diversity education in Malaysia and Singapore. Based on the results of this research, there is a difference in the management of ethnic diversity in Malaysia and Singapore. However, both in Malaysia and Singapore, citizenship education equally play an important role in creating a harmonious society even in the diversity of cultures, languages, religions and customs. Keywords: citizenship education, multi-ethnic, multicultural, Malaysia, Singapura Abstrak Artikel ini membahas tentang peran pendidikan kewarganegaraan dalam menciptakan masyarakat yang harmonis di negara multietnik, yaitu di Malaysia dan Singapura. Malaysia dan Singapura adalah dua negara yang sama-sama bekas jajahan Inggris, dan dalam populasinya terdapat tiga etnis utama yaitu China, Melayu dan India. Tulisan ini merupakan studi literatur dengan menggunakan metode komparasi dengan menganalisis 14 jurnal nasional dan internasional terkait pendidikan kewarganegaraan dan keberagaman di Malaysia dan Singapura. Dari hasil penelitian dapat diketahui bahwa terdapat perbedaan dalam pengelolaan keberagaman etnis di Malaysia dan Singapura. Namun demikian baik di Malaysia maupun di Singapura, Pendidikan Kewarganegaraan sama-sama memegang peranan penting dalam menciptakan masyarakat yang harmonis walau dalam keberagaman budaya, bahasa, agama dan adat istiadat. Kata Kunci: Pendidikan Kewarganegaraan, multietnik, multikultural, Malaysia, Singapura

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Ortmann, Stephan. "Singapore: The Politics of Inventing National Identity." Journal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs 28, no. 4 (December 2009): 23–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/186810340902800402.

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This study wants to shed new light on the politics of Singapore's national identity invention. Since independence in 1965, the Singaporean government has tried to generate a sense of national identity in Singapore. While at first, the priority was on pragmatic values to promote the economic development, this changed in the late 1980s when the government became concerned with the widespread materialism within the society. As an alternative, so-called Asian values sought to provide an ideological alternative and a new basis for a stronger national identity. At the same time, average Singaporeans have developed their own unique conceptions of the city-state's national identity, which sometimes contradict the official nation-building efforts and thus constitute a subtle form of opposition. Many Singaporeans demand greater participation in the negotiation of their Singaporean identity, which demonstrates the difficulty of constructing a sustainable authoritarian civic national identity.

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Victoria, Ong Argo. "A MALAYSIA OF CITIZENS: ETHNICITY, MEMBERSHIP AND POLITICS OF MERGER." International Journal of Law Reconstruction 2, no. 2 (August 23, 2018): 75. http://dx.doi.org/10.26532/ijlr.v2i2.3152.

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This paper examines the political history of the relationship between Malaysia and Singapore, focusing on the notion of citizenship and its ethnic, civic and political dimensions. It analyses the extent to which the merger of Singapore with Malaysia redefined the citizenship boundaries of the Malaysian national political identity. The incorporation of Singaporean citizens into the Malaysian political community was controversial, as it was closely related to electoral stakes. The ruling People’s Action Party and the Alliance Party attempted to delineate the political sphere of the population of each political unit through the demarcation between ‘citizenship’ and ‘nationality’. However, the citizenship crisis continued to trouble the relationship of these states to the point that both parties breached the perceived agreement not to interfere with the other’s political sphere of influence. This sphere of influence was delineated on the basis of race, thus cutting across political territory rather than territorial attributes. The ideological clashes over the meaning of citizenship that arose during the political merger of Singapore and Malaya, show that a truly Malaysian citizenship could not be developed-only a Malaysia of citizens.

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Loh, Kah Seng, and Michael D. Pante. "Controlling Nature, Disciplining Human Nature: Floods in Singapore and Metro Manila, 1945–1980s." Nature and Culture 10, no. 1 (March 1, 2015): 36–56. http://dx.doi.org/10.3167/nc.2015.100103.

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A history of urban floods underlines the state's efforts to discipline people as well as to control floodwaters. We focus on two big cities in Southeast Asia—Singapore and Metro Manila—in the period from after World War II until the 1980s. During this period, both cities traversed similar paths of demographic and socioeconomic change that had an adverse impact on the incidence of flooding. Official responses to floods in Singapore and Manila, too, shared the common pursuit of two objectives. The first was to tame nature by reducing the risk of flooding through drainage and other technical measures, as implemented by a modern bureaucracy. The second was to discipline human nature by eradicating “bad” attitudes and habits deemed to contribute to flooding, while nurturing behavior considered civic-minded and socially responsible. While Singapore's technocratic responses were more effective overall than those in Metro Manila, the return of floodwaters to Orchard Road in recent years has highlighted the shortcomings of high modernist responses to environmental hazards. This article argues that in controlling floods—that is, when nature is deemed hazardous—the state needs to accommodate sources of authority and expertise other than its own.

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Sari, Eka, and Yusuf Ali. "PENGUATAN SIKAP NASIONALISME MELALUI PEMBELAJARAN PENDIDIKAN KEWARGANEGARAAN PADA SEKOLAH INTERNASIONAL (Studi pada Secondary School di Singapore Piaget Academy Solo Raya)." PKn Progresif: Jurnal Pemikiran dan Penelitian Kewarganegaraan 13, no. 1 (July 30, 2018): 104. http://dx.doi.org/10.20961/pknp.v13i1.22482.

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<p><em>The results of research are as follows: (1) the implementation of the reinforcement of nationalism attitudes through Civic Education learning on Secondary School at Singapore Piaget Academy of Solo Raya has run well through the phases of planning, implementation, and assesment as indicated in the learning process that the indicators of nationalism attitudes are always implanted to the learners’ minds, which includes: (a) Indonesian language, (b) knowledge of nationality, (c) domestic product consumption, (d) professionalism, (e) upholding unity and integrity, (g) giving priority to the public interest, (h) building of sense of brotherhood, and (i) participation; and (2) the constraints include substantial and technical ones. The former consist of the students’ low interest and the teacher’s low pedagogical competency. Meanwhile, the latter include the less time for the learning process.</em></p><strong><em>Keywords : </em></strong><em>LNationalism, Civicl Education, Internationall School</em>

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Sadoway, David. "How are ICTs Transforming Civic Space in Singapore?" Journal of Creative Communications 8, no. 2-3 (July 2013): 107–38. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0973258613512576.

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Ho, Chiew-Siang Bryan. "Youth activism, state-contained participation and democratic legitimacy in Singapore." Asian Education and Development Studies 9, no. 4 (September 30, 2019): 495–510. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/aeds-08-2018-0132.

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Purpose This research is concerned with youth activism in Singapore historically and the importance of legitimacy for understanding the further development of youth activism and Singapore’s democratization process. It takes into account issues pertaining to good governance, economic performance and democratic participation (legitimacy). The paper aims to discuss this issue. Design/methodology/approach The research adopts a historical approach, qualitative in nature with some quantitative analysis based on documentary research, press reports and content analysis. Findings Historically youth activism was vibrant and dynamic in the fight for independence and against inequality and injustice during the colonial era in Singapore. Under Lee Kuan Yew’s rule, the scope and boundary of democratic participation (legitimacy) were delimited and controlled by the state. State-contained or controlled participation has replaced contentious politics. In the Singapore General Election in 2011, the younger generation of Singapore electorate, who are better educated and well-travelled, however, proved themselves to be rational and pragmatic when they exercised their rights to reject polices detrimental to their socio-economic well-beings as well as to the inclusiveness of society. The People’s Action Party (PAP) had the lowest vote share (60 per cent) in history. Since then the PAP government had stepped up its efforts in improving welfare gains of the citizens as well as managing public discontents with more effective policies. The PAP victory in the Singapore election (GE 2015), however, showed that among other reasons, welfare gains and good governance helped in salvaging the electoral legitimacy vis-à-vis the political legitimacy of the PAP government. However, the PAP government’s continual harsh treatment of critics, young and old, means that to achieve democratic legitimacy, it has to break through the shackles of authoritarian leadership style and elite governance, which have led to the regime’s failure to face up to the reality of an emerging civic participatory culture in the Singapore contexts. Originality/value Legitimacy is an important concept. To date there is no systematic application of this concept to the study of Singapore electoral politics. This paper employs Bruce Gilley’s determinants of legitimacy – democratic legitimacy, welfare gains and good governance – to explicate the basis of the PAP’s regime legitimacy, the contradictions inherent in state-contained participation and political representation that delimited and undermined the nature, scope and boundary of democratic legitimacy.

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Carrière, Sann, Ricardo Weigend Rodríguez, Peixun Pey, Francesco Pomponi, and Seeram Ramakrishna. "Circular cities: the case of Singapore." Built Environment Project and Asset Management 10, no. 4 (July 17, 2020): 491–507. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/bepam-12-2019-0137.

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PurposeCircular economy (CE), as a new economic paradigm, has gained traction in recent years. Cities' role in driving CE forward has been perceived as being increasingly important to achieve sustainable development (SD). For this reason, there is an urgency to understand what a circular city is and how it might be composed. This research explores the ways in which the city-state of Singapore is transitioning to a CE.Design/methodology/approachA systematic literature review on CE and cities was carried out using a bibliometric review and a snowballing technique. This review was performed on academic and on non-academic papers.FindingsThis research has confirmed the lack of robust circular cities case studies. As Singapore has already begun its journey towards circularity, this article examines its current efforts and offers recommendations in the design and implementation of CE policies that may be valuable not just for Singapore but also for high-density and rapidly expanding cities around the world that require a new development pathway to emulate.Originality/valueThis manuscript is the first detailed, independent and comprehensive review of Singapore's approach to CE.

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Pang, Natalie, Peter Parycek, Marko Skoric, and Judith Schossböck. "Social Media and Socio-Political Change: An Asian Perspective." JeDEM - eJournal of eDemocracy and Open Government 7, no. 1 (October 23, 2015): i—v. http://dx.doi.org/10.29379/jedem.v7i1.393.

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With the widespread adoption of social media in many Asian societies, these platforms are increasingly used in a variety of ways to promote civic and political aims but such uses are shaped by various stakeholders and contexts of use. In this special issue, four papers on Japan, Singapore, Malaysia and China-Australia present highly contextualized assessments of the role of social media in civic and political life in Asia.

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Alviar-Martin, Theresa, and Mark Baildon. "Context and curriculum in two global cities: A study of discourses of citizenship in Hong Kong and Singapore." education policy analysis archives 24 (May 16, 2016): 58. http://dx.doi.org/10.14507/epaa.24.2140.

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This qualitative, comparative case study examined global civic education (GCE) in the Asian global cities of Hong Kong and Singapore. Guided by theories that position curriculum at the intersection of discourse, context, and personal meaning-making, we sought to describe the ways in which intentions for GCE reflect broader societal discourses of citizenship and how curricula allow students to tackle tensions surrounding national and global citizenship. We found that Singapore and Hong Kong have adopted depoliticized forms of citizenship as a means of inoculation against global ills. These types of citizenship are more nationalistic than global in nature; moral rather than political; and focused mainly on utilitarian goals to produce adaptable workers able to support national economic projects in the global economy. Although critical, transnational, and other emergent civic perspectives are apparent in both cities, the data yielded little evidence of curricular opportunities for students to become exposed to alternative discourses and reconcile discursive contradictions. The findings inform current literature by illuminating the nexus of local and global discursive practices, implicating the ability of curricula to accommodate both novel and established civic identities, and forwarding suggestions to bridge disconnections between theoretical and local curricular definitions of global citizenship.

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Rahman, M. Motiar, Mohan M. Kumaraswamy, and Florence Yean Yng Ling. "Building a relational contracting culture and integrated teams." Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering 34, no. 1 (January 1, 2007): 75–88. http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/l06-119.

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Targeting integration in construction, this study compares the suitability of various factors and strategies to provide suitable contractual and noncontractual incentives for building a relational contracting (RC) culture and fostering effective teamwork. Results from statistical analyses of 96 questionnaire responses from Singapore contractors, consultants, and clients are presented. Despite obvious differences in perceptions among different groups of respondents on the relative usefulness of individual factors, it was observed that trust should broadly be at the core of RC and team-building. Although some factors appear to be more important than others, the overall results indicate that Singaporean industry participants prefer to target integration in construction through (i) trust-based contractual and operational arrangements and (ii) extended use of relational qualities in team selection for postcontract partnering-type RC arrangements between clients and contractors. The results also suggest the need for an interrelated and consolidated approach, both for propagating RC and for building integrated project teams. Like many other countries, the results indicate the readiness of Singaporean industry participants to incorporate RC and team-building techniques in a move towards improved performance and value for money. The results may be applicable to other countries or contracting regimes, especially where the practice of RC is at an early stage. Outcomes of this study are expected to benefit both industry practitioners and researchers in exploring, designing, and implementing suitable contractual and noncontractual incentives.Key words: construction, culture, integration, relational contracting, Singapore, team-building.

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Liao, Longhui, Evelyn Teo Ai Lin, and Sui Pheng Low. "Assessing building information modeling implementation readiness in building projects in Singapore." Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management 27, no. 3 (October 14, 2019): 700–724. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ecam-01-2019-0028.

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to identify critical non-value adding (NVA) building information modeling (BIM) implementation activities in current building project delivery process, develop a BIM implementation readiness (BIMIR) evaluation model, and assess BIMIR statuses in building projects in Singapore. Design/methodology/approach A questionnaire survey and four post-survey interviews were conducted in Singapore. A fuzzy synthetic evaluation approach was adopted in the model development. Findings In total, 38 out of 44 NVA BIM implementation activities were deemed critical and used in the proposed model, among which “lack of involvement by contractors to contribute site knowledge” in the design development phase was ranked top. This model was validated in five projects. It was found that most of 73 surveyed building projects were in a low BIMIR status and the assessment results were consistent with current industry practices of BIM implementation in Singapore. Research limitations/implications There may be geographical limitation on the identification of the critical NVA BIM implementation activities. However, because BIM mandate spreads globally, the findings can help overseas project teams customize their own NVA activities and evaluation models. Practical implications As BIM implementation is mandated in Singapore, BIMIR evaluation helps local project teams identify weak areas of their BIM implementation activities and prioritize resources to enhance those areas. Originality/value No tool has been developed for evaluating BIMIR at the project level in the construction industry in Singapore or at large in Asia. Four BIMIR statuses are defined, which are consistent with Singapore’s BIM guidelines and standards.

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Law, Kam-Yee. "Civic Disobedience of Malay Muslims in Post-September 11th Singapore." Development 46, no. 1 (March 1, 2003): 107–11. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1011637003046001595.

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Skoric, Marko M., and Grace Kwan. "Do Facebook and video games promote political participation among youth? Evidence from Singapore." JeDEM - eJournal of eDemocracy and Open Government 3, no. 1 (March 21, 2011): 70–79. http://dx.doi.org/10.29379/jedem.v3i1.49.

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The importance of cultivating political engagement among youth has been widely discussed and its value for a well-functioning democratic society reaffirmed by numerous scholars. This study seeks to understand the relationship between the use of emerging platforms for online sociability and entertainment and political participation among young Singaporeans. Specifically, we focus on the intensity of Facebook use and frequency of video gaming, as well as more specific civic activities taking place on these platforms. The findings indicate that the intensity of Facebook use is related to both online and traditional political participation, while civic gaming is associated with online participation only. There is also evidence linking membership in civic/political Facebook groups with increased online participation. Lastly, although the results suggest that online participation may be an important driver of traditional political participation, the role of traditional media, particularly newspapers, should not be easily dismissed.

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Alviar-Martin, Theresa, Li-Ching Ho, Jasmine B. Y. Sim, and Pui-San Yap. "The ecologies of civic competence: students' perceptions from one Singapore school." Asia Pacific Journal of Education 32, no. 4 (December 2012): 473–88. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02188791.2012.739786.

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Soon, Carol, and Jui Liang Sim. "Individualized and Depoliticized: A Study of Chinese Blogosphere in Singapore." JeDEM - eJournal of eDemocracy and Open Government 7, no. 1 (October 23, 2015): 23–45. http://dx.doi.org/10.29379/jedem.v7i1.373.

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Research on new media such as blogs examines users’ motivations and gratifications, and how individuals and organizations use them for political participation. In Singapore, political blogs have attracted much public scrutiny due to the bloggers’ online and offline challenges of official discourse. While previous research has established the political significance of these blogs, extant scholarship is limited to blogs written in the English language. Little is known about blogs maintained by the Chinese community, the largest ethnic group in multi-racial Singapore. This study is a first to examine this community and the space they inhabit online. Through web crawling, we identified 201 Chinese-language blogs and through content analysis, we analyzed if Chinese bloggers contributed to public debates and used their blogs for civic engagement. Their content, motivations for blogging in the language, hyperlinking practices and use of badges indicated that Chinese bloggers in Singapore do not use blogs for political participation and mobilization, but are individualized and a-politicized. We discuss possible reasons and implications in this paper.

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Sim, Jasmine B. Y. "The burden of responsibility: elite students’ understandings of civic participation in Singapore." Educational Review 64, no. 2 (May 2012): 195–210. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00131911.2011.598916.

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Zheng (郑文娟), Wenjuan, Zhenxiang Chen (陈臻祥), and Paul Ong (邓道明). "Environmental Philanthropy and Civic Engagement: a Comparison of Mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Singapore." China Nonprofit Review 11, no. 2 (December 11, 2019): 328–64. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/18765149-12341368.

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Abstract Using the data from the World Value Survey, this paper uses a comparative lens to assess environmental philanthropy by focusing on four predominantly Chinese societies – mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Singapore, which contributes to the debate on whether culture can sufficiently explain cross-regional variation in civic engagement, particularly in the domain of environmental philanthropy. We find that residents in mainland China shared similar environmental concerns and beliefs with people from the other regions, but they are least likely to volunteer, donate, and demonstrate for these causes. After accounting for personal characteristics, the sizeable interregional gaps on pro-environmental behaviors remain. These findings are consistent with the argument that structural differences, particularly the developing nature of civil society in mainland China, hinders environmental civic engagement.

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Kim, Han-jong. ""he Civic Educating Characteristic of History Education toward Developing Student's Identification in Singapore"." Society of History Education 67 (May 30, 2018): 91–123. http://dx.doi.org/10.17999/sohe.2018.67.04.

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Baildon, Mark, Jasmine B. Y. Sim, and Agnes Paculdar. "A tale of two countries: comparing civic education in the Philippines and Singapore." Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education 46, no. 1 (August 22, 2014): 93–115. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03057925.2014.940848.

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Brown, Alan S. "Building a Place for Innovation." Mechanical Engineering 131, no. 11 (November 1, 2009): 39–43. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/1.2001-nov-3.

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This article elaborates benefits of building technology or research parks for innovations. Governments and universities around the world are turning to research parks due to their ability to revitalize local economies. They are betting that shared parking lots, open offices, restaurants, bars, parties, and activities will make it easier for people to mix, mingle, and strike creative sparks. Research parks resist recessions longer and recover faster. As governments and corporations hope to use science park development to spur economic growth, it is important to understand factors that make these research parks successful. Governments see science parks to move up the economic food chain. Most experts, who have studied science parks, agree on the need for business leadership, civic support, and strong university links. Singapore is using education and science parks to shift its economy to software, advanced materials, and biomedical products. It recruited top scholars for its schools and offers 1000 free Ph.D. scholarships to students who promise to work in Singapore for 10 years.

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Yue, Audrey, Elmie Nekmat, and Annisa R. Beta. "Digital Literacy Through Digital Citizenship: Online Civic Participation and Public Opinion Evaluation of Youth Minorities in Southeast Asia." Media and Communication 7, no. 2 (June 11, 2019): 100–114. http://dx.doi.org/10.17645/mac.v7i2.1899.

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The field of critical digital literacy studies has burgeoned in recent years as a result of the increased cultural consumption of digital media as well as the turn to the production of digital media forms. This article extends extant digital literacy studies by focusing on its subfield of digital citizenship. Proposing that digital citizenship is not another dimension or axis of citizenship, but a practice through which civic activities in the various dimensions of citizenship are conducted, this article critically considers how the concept of digital citizenship can furnish further insight into the quality of online civic participation that results in claims to and acts of citizenship. Through interdisciplinary scholarship, drawing from critical media and cultural theory, and media psychology, and deriving new empirical data from qualitative digital ethnography and quantitative focus group and survey studies, it presents original case studies with young people in Southeast Asia, including young Muslim women’s groups in Indonesia and youth public opinion on LGBTs in Singapore. It argues that Southeast Asian youth digital citizenship foregrounds civic participation as emergent acts that not only serve to make society a better place, but also enacts alternative publics that characterise new modes of civic-making in more conservative, collectivistic Southeast Asian societies.

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Ho, Li-Ching. "‘Freedom can only exist in an ordered state’: harmony and civic education in Singapore." Journal of Curriculum Studies 49, no. 4 (March 4, 2016): 476–96. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00220272.2016.1155648.

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Allsop, Andrew, Pat Dallard, and Brendon McNiven. "The Singapore Flyer and Design of Giant Observation Wheels, Singapore." Structural Engineering International 19, no. 1 (February 2009): 12–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.2749/101686609787398326.

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Evans, Mark, Andrew Peterson, Márta Fülöp, Dina Kiwan, Jasmine B. Y. Sim, and Ian Davies. "Pedagogy and youth civic engagement: Shifting understandings, emergent considerations and persisting challenges." Citizenship Teaching & Learning 15, no. 2 (June 1, 2020): 155–86. http://dx.doi.org/10.1386/ctl_00027_1.

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Pedagogies about and for civic engagement are not clearly defined. We consider how these understandings have been constructed and how these pedagogical developments reveal a gradual yet fundamental shift from more transmission-oriented learning intentions and practices to more transformative orientations. We examine how particular broad and interrelated pedagogical considerations and experiences appear to enhance civic engagement learning (e.g. a focus on real-life and relevant political questions and issues, classroom to community, local to global). We review experiences that allow for the practice of different forms of civic engagement; varied ways of knowing and active involvement in the process of constructing knowledge in relation to these political questions and issues rather than simply receiving information passively; and building capacities for decision-making, public issue investigation, ethical thinking, peace-building and conflict management. We recognize that these matters are approached differently in the literature and in classrooms, schools and communities with varying degrees of emphasis and levels of sophistication. We contend that these contrasting approaches and practices reflect differing cultural and historical traditions and contexts, pressures being experienced locally and globally, and the guidance of educational policies and study programmes. The enactment of these developing understandings of civic engagement pedagogy is nominal and uneven in classrooms, schools and community sites within and across countries. Most forms of civic engagement pedagogy for youth tend to occur randomly in their communities, while school-based programmes are limited and most often involved in forms of civic action that are perceived as safe and minimal. We highlight ‐ in the form of questions ‐ some of the persisting challenges that face educators in developing appropriate pedagogies for civic engagement. This work originated from a three-year (2016‐19), six-country project, ‘Youth Activism, Engagement and the Development of New Civic Learning Spaces’, undertaken by an international network of researchers (based in Australia, Canada, England, Hungary, Lebanon and Singapore) and funded by a Leverhulme Network Grant. We explore key ideas and issues about the ways in which young people participate in society and discuss what implications there are for education.

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Ho, Li-Ching, Theresa Alviar-Martin, Jasmine B. Y. Sim, and Pui San Yap. "Civic Disparities: Exploring Students' Perceptions of Citizenship within Singapore's Academic Tracks." Theory & Research in Social Education 39, no. 2 (April 2011): 203–37. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00933104.2011.10473453.

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Teo, Paul J. "Adjudication: Singapore Perspective." Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice 134, no. 2 (April 2008): 224–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(asce)1052-3928(2008)134:2(224).

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Weninger, Csilla, and Ee Moi Kho. "The (bio)politics of engagement: shifts in Singapore's policy and public discourse on civics education." Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education 35, no. 4 (January 6, 2014): 611–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01596306.2013.871231.

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Ling, Florence Yean Yng. "International comparison of performance of public projects." Built Environment Project and Asset Management 8, no. 3 (July 9, 2018): 281–92. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/bepam-08-2017-0059.

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the performance of public projects in Beijing, Hong Kong, Singapore and Sydney to uncover which areas project managers should focus on when managing public projects in different countries. Design/methodology/approach Based on the literature review, a structured questionnaire was designed to collect data of completed public projects. In total, 244 sets of data of completed public projects were collected. Findings Significant cost and schedule overruns are found in all four cities. Hong Kong’s public projects have the highest cost and schedule overruns. Singapore’s public projects have the lowest cost overrun and Beijing’s projects have the lowest schedule overrun. Public projects in all four cities recorded significantly good project quality. Research limitations/implications The findings are not easily generalizable due to the relatively small sample size in Sydney, low response rate and data being collected from only four cities. The research implication is that the plethora of project management strategies does not seem effective in preventing cost and schedule overruns in public projects. Practical implications This study found that across the four cities, there are significant cost and schedule overruns. Projects in Hong Kong perform the worst in terms of cost and schedule, when compared to Beijing, Singapore and Sydney. The implication is that more attention should be paid to managing cost and schedule, especially in Hong Kong. Originality/value The originality is that the study discovered which areas project managers should focus on when managing public projects in different countries. In laissez-faire or free market economies, more attention should be paid to managing project cost and schedule. When a country has lower transparency index, more attention should be paid to controlling project quality. Project team members should focus on delivering public projects to the highest level of quality in developed countries.

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Ho, Li-Ching, Jasmine B. Y. Sim, and Theresa Alviar-Martin. "Interrogating differentiated citizenship education: Students’ perceptions of democracy, rights and governance in two Singapore schools." Education, Citizenship and Social Justice 6, no. 3 (October 27, 2011): 265–76. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1746197911417417.

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Across and within democratic societies, youth experiences of education for citizenship vary widely. A growing body of research suggests that students’ experiences of democratic citizenship education will differ according to how academic programmes, community culture, socio-economic status and gender intersect with prevailing conceptions of equality, mutual respect and reciprocity. This qualitative study explores how democratic citizenship education is enacted in two secondary schools with very dissimilar academic programmes and policies. A key finding in the study is fissures in perceptions of civic engagement and democratic rights between students from the two schools, thus suggesting that academic programmes and policies can differentiate the manner in which students are prepared to fulfil their roles as citizens.

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Skoric, Marko M., Jia Ping Esther Chua, Meiyan Angeline Liew, Keng Hui Wong, and Pei Jue Yeo. "Online Shaming in the Asian Context: Community Empowerment or Civic Vigilantism?" Surveillance & Society 8, no. 2 (December 18, 2010): 181–99. http://dx.doi.org/10.24908/ss.v8i2.3485.

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Online shaming is a phenomenon where citizens engage in social policing by shaming transgressions via the Internet. It has been argued that the proliferation of new communication networks and digital recording devices could bring about a new paradigm for ensuring conformity to social norms through the self-regulation of society. Incorporating literature from criminology, law, psychology, sociology, and surveillance studies, this two-part exploratory empirical study conducted in Singapore aims to give an account of why people engage in online shaming (Study 1) as well as who is likely to be deterred and who is likely to contribute content in relation to personality traits, adherence to Asian values and social responsibility (Study 2). The in-depth interviews revealed that people engage in online shaming mainly to raise awareness about the lack of civic-mindedness in society. Furthermore, a survey of 321 Singaporeans suggest that people who are more likely to be deterred by the threat of online shaming are those who more socially responsible, more agreeable, more neurotic and adhere more strongly to Asian values. Furthermore, our findings suggest that individuals who are more likely to contribute to online shaming websites tend to be more socially responsible and open to new experiences. The theoretical, technological and policy implications of the findings are discussed.

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Palmer, Andrew, Seeram Ramakrishna, and Hassan Muzaffar Cheema. "Nuclear power in Singapore." IES Journal Part A: Civil & Structural Engineering 3, no. 1 (February 2010): 65–69. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19373260903343449.

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Stevens, Hallam, and Monamie Bhadra Haines. "TraceTogether: Pandemic Response, Democracy, and Technology." East Asian Science, Technology and Society 14, no. 3 (July 21, 2020): 523–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.1215/18752160-8698301.

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Abstract On 20 March 2020, in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Singapore government released a new app called TraceTogether. Developed by the Ministry of Health, SG United, and GovTech Singapore, the app uses the Bluetooth capability of smartphones to store information about other smartphones that have come into close proximity with your own. These data facilitate the government’s process of “contact tracing” through which they track those who have potentially come into contact with the virus and place them in quarantine. This essay attempts to understand what kinds of citizens and civic behavior might be brought into being by this technology. By examining the workings and affordances of the TraceTogether app in detail, the authors argue that its peer-to-peer and open-source technology features mobilize the rhetorics and ideals of citizens science and democratic participation. However, by deploying these within a context that centralizes data, the app turns ideals born of dissent and protest on their head, using them to build trust not within a community but rather in government power and control. Rather than building social trust, TraceTogether becomes a technological substitute for it. The significant public support for TraceTogether shows both the possibilities and limitations of citizen science in less liberal political contexts and circumstances.

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Tanaboriboon, Yordphol, Sim Siang Hwa, and Chin Hoong Chor. "Pedestrian Characteristics Study in Singapore." Journal of Transportation Engineering 112, no. 3 (May 1986): 229–35. http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(asce)0733-947x(1986)112:3(229).

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Kuang, Kueh Lip. "Changi Airport Terminal 3, Singapore." Structural Engineering International 19, no. 1 (February 2009): 28–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.2749/101686609787398290.

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Dedigama, P. C., M. I. McGregor, and Y. W. Leung. "Light Rapid Transit System, Singapore." Structural Engineering International 7, no. 3 (August 1997): 178–81. http://dx.doi.org/10.2749/101686697780494761.

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Home, Robert. "British colonial civic improvement in the early twentieth century: E. P. Richards in Madras, Calcutta, and Singapore." Planning Perspectives 31, no. 4 (July 13, 2016): 635–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02665433.2016.1185961.

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Sivakumar, Bellie, Shie-Yui Liong, Chih-Young Liaw, and Kok-Kwang Phoon. "Singapore Rainfall Behavior: Chaotic?" Journal of Hydrologic Engineering 4, no. 1 (January 1999): 38–48. http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(asce)1084-0699(1999)4:1(38).

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Xinyu, Toh, Chong Shin Min, Wang Yifan, Soh Moi Lien, Amy Chan, Teo Xuan Hui, Bernett Lee, et al. "Canine Parvovirus-2c (CPV-2c) Infection in Wild Asian Palm Civets (Paradoxurus hermaphroditus) in Singapore." Journal of Wildlife Diseases 55, no. 4 (October 9, 2019): 965. http://dx.doi.org/10.7589/2018-10-252.

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Hwang, Bon-Gang, Xianbo Zhao, and Lene Lay Ghim Tan. "Green building projects: schedule performance, influential factors and solutions." Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management 22, no. 3 (May 18, 2015): 327–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ecam-07-2014-0095.

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Purpose – The purposes of this paper are to: investigate schedule performance of new and retrofitting green building projects; identify the critical factors that influence the schedule performance of new and retrofitting green building projects; and provide solutions to improve schedule performance of new and retrofitting green building projects. Design/methodology/approach – A questionnaire survey were conducted and responses were received from 34 firms experienced in green building projects in Singapore. After the data from the survey had been analyzed, face-to-face interviews were conducted with two senior project managers to solicit comments on the survey results. Findings – This study identified the degree of project delay in 98 new green building projects and 51 retrofitting green building projects in Singapore. The result indicated that 22 percent of the Singaporean green building projects were plagued with delay and retrofitting projects had a significantly higher likelihood of delay and significantly longer extension than new projects. In addition, “consultant cooperation to solve problems” was the most influential to schedule performance of both new and retrofitting green building projects, and the two project groups agreed on the overall ranking of the factors affecting schedule performance. Research limitations/implications – There may be geographical limitation on the conclusions drawn from the findings. Also, the sample size was still small, despite a relatively high response rate. In addition, the majority of the respondents were contractors as other project players were reluctant to respond to the survey. Practical implications – This study provides a clear understanding of the schedule performance of green building projects as well as the critical factors that should be highlighted when constructing green building projects. Also, strategies to overcome the negative impact of these factors allow practitioners to better deal with the potential causes of delay and to attain the schedule performance. Originality/value – Although construction delays have been widely investigated in previous studies relating to construction management, few have attempted to analyze the schedule performance of new and retrofitting green buildings. Thus, this study adds significantly to the existing research on both green building and construction delay.

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Kasuga, Akio, and Hiroshi Mashiko. "An Innovative Composite Pedestrian Bridge, Singapore." Structural Engineering International 8, no. 2 (May 1998): 89–90. http://dx.doi.org/10.2749/101686698780489441.

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Hulme, T. W., and A. J. Burchell. "Bored Tunneling for Singapore Metro." Journal of Construction Engineering and Management 118, no. 2 (June 1992): 363–84. http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(asce)0733-9364(1992)118:2(363).

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Fan, Henry S. L., and Soi Hoi Lam. "Parking Generation of Commercial Developments in Singapore." Journal of Transportation Engineering 123, no. 3 (May 1997): 238–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(asce)0733-947x(1997)123:3(238).

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Yang, Shu-Qing. "Potential water resources in Singapore." Journal of Water Supply: Research and Technology-Aqua 52, no. 6 (September 2003): 425–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/aqua.2003.0039.

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Han, Christine, Bryony Hoskins, and Jasmine Boon-Yee Sim. "The relationship between civic attitudes and voting intention: an analysis of vocational upper secondary schools in England and Singapore." Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education 44, no. 5 (April 12, 2013): 801–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03057925.2013.780874.

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Olszewski, Piotr, and Soi-Hoi Lam. "Assessment of Potential Effect on Travel of Telecommuting in Singapore." Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board 1552, no. 1 (January 1996): 154–60. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0361198196155200121.

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Recently, there has been an increased interest in telecommuting in Singapore. A survey of 630 companies indicated that although only 1.7 percent have a formal telecommuting arrangement, 3.6 percent plan to introduce it in the near future and an additional 21.6 percent would like to explore the concept. Singapore has many of the prerequisites for telecommuting to become popular: a high and growing proportion of information workers, an excellent telecommunications infrastructure, and a large installed base of personal computers. To assess the potential effects of telecommuting, a stratified travel demand analysis was performed by using travel characteristics specific to different groups of information workers. The results indicate that a considerable reduction in vehicle trips to work can be achieved if telecommuting becomes more popular. The potential reduction is up to 4.9 percent in the year 2005 and up to 11.2 percent in 2010. The corresponding savings in distance traveled are in the range of 512 000 to 1 309 000 vehicle-km. Although these predictions have a high degree of uncertainty, they indicate that telecommuting has a potential to provide significant travel reduction benefits in Singapore and should be used as a travel demand management tool.

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Chin, Hoong Chor, and Helai L. Huang. "Safety Assessment of Taxi Drivers in Singapore." Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board 2114, no. 1 (January 2009): 47–56. http://dx.doi.org/10.3141/2114-06.

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