Dr Teng Siao See Publishes Two Articles, Presents an Invited Talk, and Speaks at a Panel Discussion

Dr Teng Siao See, Asst Dean (Strategic Engagement) at the Office of Education Research and Research Scientist at the Centre for Research in Pedagogy and Practice (CRPP), NIE, has published two journal articles, presented an invited talk, and participated in a panel discussion organised by Lianhe Zaobao.  

Dr Teng’s first article, co-authored by Dr Mardiana Abu Bakar, Lecturer at NIE’s Policy, Curriculum and Leadership Academic Group and Dr Heidi Layne, University Lecturer from the University of Jyväskylä, was published in the Asia Pacific Journal of Education. The paper, titled “Education reforms within neoliberal paradigms: A comparative look at the Singaporean and Finnish education systems”, compares the Singaporean and Finnish education systems, which have both been appraised as top performing and successful education systems in the world, but yet have taken noticeably different and distinct paths to attain their current status.

The second article, titled “Navigating diversities: experiences of youths in one Singapore school”, was published with Dr Mardiana and Dr Layne, as well as Ms Sanam Naraindas Kaurani, CRPP Research Assistant, in the Journal of Multicultural Discourses. This paper investigates the understanding and lived experiences of multiculturalism of students in one secondary school, situating the analysis of everyday multiculturalism within the complexities of local diversities and the structure of schooling in a postcolonial multilingual society.

NIE staff/students can access the journals for free through the LIBRIS portal at https://ntu-sp.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/jsearch?vid=65NTU_INST:NIE

On 26 March 2021, Dr Teng was invited to present at a talk organised by the Wan Boo Sow Research Centre for Chinese Culture, NUS, on the topic of “The Multiple Shades of Chinese Privilege: Discourses and Positionalities behind the Contested Signifier”. The talk, presented with Dr Nazry Bahrawi from the Singapore University of Technology and Design, sought to extend the discussion of Chinese privilege in Singapore, suggesting areas that need further deliberation to make various forms of social hierarchies and intersections visible in order to reach a deeper understanding of inequality and privilege in Singapore.

Dr Teng also participated in a panel discussion, organised by Lianhe Zaobao in their series examining the past, present, and future of ethnic relations in Singapore titled “Race and Us”. The discussion centred around providing “toolkits” to discuss race was reported in The Straits Times article “ Toolkits vital for discussions on race to unite, not divide”.  

These activities were supported by findings from Dr Teng’s project “Navigating Diversities and Differences in Singapore Schools: an Exploratory Study of Students' Intercultural Mindedness.”