Forging more-than-Indian citizenship pathways: (Inter)national education, religious values, and new frontier of multicultural belonging in Singapore
Publication Type
Journal Article
Publication Date
3-2025
Abstract
Schools play a pivotal role in guiding students to become certain types of people. International schools strive to educate global citizens who are adaptable and culturally curious. As part of this mission, international schools encourage the celebration of religious diversity through institutional accommodation and school celebrations. The eclectic mix of belonging and becoming encountered in international schools can lead to the creation of a more-than-national sense of identity. For Indian expatriates in Singapore, this becomes particularly complex due to degrees of attachment to India, feelings of belonging within Singapore, and the pursuit of a transnational ‘Global Indian’ identity. Drawing on 53 interviews with students, teachers, and school administrators from international schools in Singapore, we explore how the teaching and performance of Indian culture, specifically religious festivals, can shape the formation of more-than-Indian citizenship pathways.
Keywords
International schools, global Indians, Singapore, citizenship, religious educationi, dentity
Discipline
Asian Studies | International and Comparative Education
Research Areas
Integrative Research Areas
Publication
British Journal of Sociology of Education
First Page
1
Last Page
19
ISSN
0142-5692
Identifier
10.1080/01425692.2025.2481304
Publisher
Taylor and Francis Group
Citation
GRIMLEY, Emma Alexandra; WOODS, Orlando; and KONG, Lily.
Forging more-than-Indian citizenship pathways: (Inter)national education, religious values, and new frontier of multicultural belonging in Singapore. (2025). British Journal of Sociology of Education. 1-19.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/cis_research/292
