Aspen Institute Paper on Singapore Teacher system

Originally Published:
December 12, 2008

Source:
The Aspen Institute

"One of the clear lessons from research on student performance in the U.S. is that the quality of the teacher is the major determinant of student learning.When we compare student performance in the United States (U.S.) to that in other countries we see that we are not competitive with high performing nations in Europe and the Far East. That suggests it might be helpful to look for guidance to the practices of high-performing nations in teacher recruitment, development and retention."

So begins Singapore As A Model for Teacher Development, a paper authored by Dr. Susan Sclafani as part of the Aspen Institute Education and Society’s initiative on Rethinking Human Capital in Education.

Aspen Institute Education and Society Program Rethinking Human Capital in Education: Singapore As A Model for Teacher Development

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