Title
Transnational governances in higher education : new universities, rhetorics, and networks in Postwar Singapore
Document Type
Journal article
Source Publication
European Education
Publication Date
2015
Issue
47
First Page
260
Last Page
273
Abstract
At the close of World War II, Japan’s ouster from Malaya led to the resumption of British control and a new outlook toward political independence. Higher education would play a central role in this complex transition, where the forces of decolonization and nation-building converged with drives toward both interethnic competition and multiethnic cooperation. These tensions stimulated a multiplicity of new rhetorics and new networks for universities and university students. This paper uses the framework of governance to uncover the contrasting rhetorics and networks produced by postwar Singapore’s new universities. By examining their structures and mechanisms of governance, the paper demonstrates how the sudden catapulting of university education to a crucial socio-political position redefined the intersections between education, language, culture, and nation. In doing so, it reveals that these redefinitions forecasted contemporary discourse and mechanisms in higher education
DOI
10.1080/10564934.2015.1065391
Print ISSN
10564934
E-ISSN
19447086
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Language
English
Recommended Citation
Chou, G. A. (2015). Transnational governances in higher education: New universities, rhetorics, and networks in Postwar Singapore. European Education, 47(3), 260-273. doi: 10.1080/10564934.2015.1065391
