Research on School Moral Education in Multicultural Societies: A Case Study of Singapore

Author: Wang Xuefeng
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Publish Date: 2005-05-01
Features: The development of multiculturalism is not subject to human will. In multicultural societies, school moral education is both necessary and challenging, and the two are mutually interactive. The school moral education in Singapore has undergone a transformative process through four stages: multicultural reconciliation, collision, regeneration, and coexistence. Its goals, content, and methods in school moral education are adapted to the multicultural national conditions, promoting the development of a multicultural society. This book adopts a unique perspective, studying school moral education from an anthropological angle—specifically, examining the goals, content, and methods of school moral education from a cultural perspective. Taking Singapore as a case study, it analyzes the individuality and commonality of school moral education in multicultural societies and the models of school moral education in Western multicultural societies. Based on this analysis, it constructs a "unity in diversity" model of school moral education, whose framework includes theoretical foundations, key principles, and specific measures.