Beginning Teachers in Singapore are increasingly confronted by various challenges in implementing novel introductions and amendments in the education system; one of which is the Character and Citizenship Education (CCE). ... In 2011, the Minister of Education, Mr Heng Swee Kiat, announced the Character and Citizenship Education (CCE) for Primary Schools, promising to "reaffirm the re-affirm the central place of values and character development in the education system" (Heng, 2011a). ... In administering sensitive topics such as citizenship, a beginning teacher might fear oversteppin...

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This means that 'criticalists' (those who support a critical approach) prefer a system of education that challenges students to think beyond what is taught and form their own opinions; to broaden their thoughts and to construct their own voice (Palmer, Emmon: 2004). ... As a result or 'consequence of the expansion, internationalization and marketization of higher education in the past two decades' (Evans, Morrison: 2011) students, particularly those whose primary language is not English and those straight out of high school cannot be expected to navigate their way through...

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