Productive workers or better citizens?

Author

Arnoud Cyriel Leo DE MEYER, Singapore Management UniversityFollow

Publication Type

Book Chapter

Publication Date

1-2023

Abstract

How do different countries in the region view the wider societal function of higher education? If the goal is to train productive workers, then the content of higher education may be more tailored towards rote learning. If, however, the goal is to make workers more easily trainable as well as creative, then critical thinking might be a greater priority.

Keywords

Higher education, Asia, purpose of education

Discipline

Asian Studies | Business | Higher Education

Research Areas

Operations Management

Publication

Oxford handbook on higher education in Asia-Pacific region

Editor

Devesh Kapur, Lily Kong, Florence Lo, & David M. Malone

First Page

93

Last Page

112

ISBN

9780192845986

Identifier

10.1093/oxfordhb/9780192845986.013.4

Publisher

Oxford University Press

City or Country

Oxford

Citation

DE MEYER, Arnoud Cyriel Leo. Productive workers or better citizens?. (2023). Oxford handbook on higher education in Asia-Pacific region. 93-112.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/7477

Copyright Owner and License

Authors

Additional URL

https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780192845986.013.4