Publications
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Journal Article:
Wu, P-H, S. (2025). Values education in Singapore’s preschool education landscape: How leaders lead and teachers teach. The International Journal of Early Childhood Learning, 32(1). https://doi.org/10.18848/2327-7939/CGP/v32i01/101-119
Wu, P-H, S. & Lim-Ratnam, C.T.L. (2025). More than good behaviour: Developing personhood in early childhood education. Learning: Research and Practice, 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1080/23735082.2024.2449158
Buenconsejo, J., Krauss, S., Nor Ba’yah Abdul Kadir, Angela Suryani, Aruta, J. J., Kittiteerasack, P., & Yu, Y. (2024). Positive youth development mediates the relations between religiousness, altruism, and empathy among Southeast Asian emerging adults. Emerging Adulthood, 2(6), 1148–1163. https://doi.org/10.1177/21676968241267336
Choo, S. S. (2024). Hermeneutical justice as the foundation of cosmopolitan literacy in a post‐truth age. Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy, 68(2), 190-196. https://doi.org/10.1002/jaal.1326
Choo, S. S., & Chua, D. (2023). From moral adaptation to ethical criticism: Analyzing developments in Singapore’s character education programme. Journal of Moral Education, 1–18. https://doi.org/10.1080/03057240.2023.2255754
Wu, P-H, S. (2023). Teaching Young Children Values in a Multi-religious Secular Society. Journal of Public Value, 5, 17-24. https://doi.org/10.53581/jopv.2023.5.1.17
Wu, P-H, S. (2022). From policy to practice: Cultivating social-emotional competencies and values in young children. Journal of Public Value, 17-25. https://doi.org/10.53581/jopv.2022.4.1.17
Book Chapter:
Choo, S. S., & Nah, D. (2025). Ethical Criticism as Pedagogy for the Development of Other-centric Interpretive Communities in the Literature Classroom. In Kelly, K., Rogers, P. & Vinz, R. (Eds.), Building literate communities: In conversation with Sheridan Blau. National Council of Teachers of English.
Tan, O. S., & Chua, J. J. E. (2025). Structures, processes, and people: Creating optimism and resilience for future education systems. In E. M. King & D. Suryadarma (Eds.), Building resilience in education systems (pp. 16–28). Asian Development Bank Institute. https://doi.org/10.56506/VAZI9782
Choo, S. S. (2024). Applying Chinese Ethical Criticism in the Teaching of Stories for Moral Education. In Lee, J. C.-K., & Kennedy, K. J . (Eds.), The Routledge International Handbook of Life and Values Education in Asia (pp. 172-181). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003352471-23
Choo, S. S. (2024). The significance of Confucian cosmopolitanism for global citizenship education in countering political wokeism, post-truth, and postmodernism of the 21st century. In H. M. Lim, S. Ji, & L. Yoon-Young (Eds.), Rethinking global citizenship education from Asia-Pacific perspectives (pp. 16–45). UNESCO-APCEIU. https://www.unescoapceiu.org/postact/download/6554
Ng, E. L. (2024). Enhancing children’s well-being by supporting the well-being of early childhood educators. In O. S. Tan, E. L. Low, I. S. Caleon, & E. L. Ng (Eds.), Enhancing holistic well-being of children and youth: Insights from Singapore for research, policy, and practice in education (pp. 79–90). Empowering Teaching and Learning through Policies and Practice: Singapore and International Perspectives (Vol 4). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-3515-0_6
Tan, O.S., Chua, J.J.E. (2024). Singapore’s Endemic Approach to Education: Re-Envisioning Schools and Learning. In: Reimers, F.M. (Eds) Schools and Society During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-42671-1_10
Tan, O.S., Chua, J.J.E. (2024). Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) and Well-Being in Child Development. In: Tan, O.S., Low, E.L., Caleon, I.S., Ng, E.L. (Eds) Enhancing holistic well-being of children and youth: Insights from Singapore for research, policy, and practice in education. Empowering Teaching and Learning through Policies and Practice: Singapore and International Perspectives (Vol 4). Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-3515-0_14
Tan, O.S., Low, E.L., Caleon, I.S., Ng, E.L. (2024). Introduction to Well-being of Children and Youth in Singapore. In: Tan, O.S., Low, E.L., Caleon, I.S., Ng, E.L. (Eds) Enhancing holistic well-being of children and youth: Insights from Singapore for research, policy, and practice in education. Empowering Teaching and Learning through Policies and Practice: Singapore and International Perspectives (Vol 4). Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-3515-0_1
Vierra, F. F., & Choo, S. S. (2024). Recovering Truth-Seeking Ethical Pedagogies for the Literature Classroom in a Post-Truth Age. In Goodwyn, A., Durrant, D., George, M., Manuel, J., Sawyer, W., & Shoffner, M. (Eds.). English Language Arts as an Emancipatory Subject International Perspectives on Justice and Equity in the English Classroom. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003470052
Wu, P-H, S. (2024). Cultivating moral values in Singapore's early childhood landscape: Who, what and how?. In Lee, J, C-K., & Kennedy, K., J. (Eds.), The Routledge International Handbook of Life and Values Education in Asia (pp. 192-202). London: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003352471-25
Yu, Y. & Chua, J.J.E. (2024). How to foster resilient challenge-takers? Research findings on children’s free will beliefs, intelligence mindset, and failure mindset. In O. S. Tan, E. L. Low, I. S. Caleon, & E. L. Ng (Eds.), Enhancing holistic well-being of children and youth: Insights from Singapore into research, policy and practice in education (pp. 63-77). Empowering Teaching and Learning through Policies and Practice: Singapore and International Perspectives (Vol 4). Singapore: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-3515-0_5
Yu, Y. & Chua, J.J.E. (2024). Optimizing adult guidance to facilitate children’s learning: Recent advances from developmental and computational science of learning. In D. W. L. Hung, A. Jamaludin, & A. Rahman (Eds.), Applying the science of learning to education. Singapore: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-5378-3_7
Choo, S. S. (2023). Doing justice to the other: Developing cosmopolitan dispositions through critical-ethical pedagogies. In S. N. Kerkhoff & H. A. Spires (Eds.), Critical perspectives on global literacies: Bridging research and practice (pp. 91–105). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003320142-8
Wu, P-H, S. & Tan, C. (2022). Moral and values development for early childhood education in Singapore. In W. O. Lee, P. Brown, A. L. Goodwin, & A. Green (Eds.), International Handbook on Education Development in the Asia-Pacific (pp. 337-356). Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-2327-1_148-2
Book:
Choo, S. S., Liu, W. C., & Chua, B. L. (Eds.). (2025). Developing future-ready learners for a global age: Pedagogical innovations in Singapore. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003455721
Tan, O.S., Low, E.L., Caleon, I.S., & Ng, E.L. (Eds.). (2024) Enhancing holistic well-being of children and youth: Insights from Singapore for research, policy and practice in education. Empowering Teaching and Learning through Policies and Practice: Singapore and International Perspectives (Vol 4). Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-3515-0
Choo, S. S. (2021). Teaching ethics through literature: The significance of ethical criticism in a global age. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429292101
Keynote:
Tan, O. S. (2024, June). Transforming Teacher Training and Civic Education. Keynote Address, National EdCamp Point of Resilience 2024 (Online), Kyiv, Ukraine.
Tan, O. S. (2024, June). Innovation in Teacher Education and Professional Development: Technological Creativity, Character Education and Social Emotional Competencies. Keynote Address, Glocal Future Education Conference, Yeosu, South Korea.
Choo, S. S. (2024, June). Interpretive justice in a post-truth age: A new impetus for cosmopolitan literacy. Keynote address at the Association for Research in L1 Education & International Federation for the Teaching of English, University of Melbourne, Australia.
Tan, O. S. (2024, May). The Holistic Approach: Nurturing Minds, Hearts, and Character in Early Childhood. Keynote Address, PAP Community Foundation (PCF) Parenting Conference 2024, Singapore.
Tan, O. S. (2024, February). Education in a BANI World: Minding the Learning that Matters. Keynote Address, XXIV edition of the International Educators’ Conference (CIE), Lima, Peru.
Presentation:
Choo, S.S. (2025, August). Approaches to ethical criticism in the use of literature for character education. Paper presented at the 51st Association for Moral Education Conference, Tampere, Finland.
Choo, S.S. (2025, August). Empowering citizens with democratic, nationalistic and affiliative virtues through Character and Citizenship Education in Singapore. In Building a DNA of caring about and for others: A Singapore experience. Symposium conducted at the meeting of 51st Association for Moral Education Conference, Tampere, Finland.
Liaw, N. & Peh, H.H.Q. (2025, August). Equipping pre-service educators for individual and collective flourishing. In Building a DNA of caring about and for others: A Singapore experience. Symposium conducted at the meeting of 51st Association for Moral Education Conference, Tampere, Finland.
Ng, M.G., Ong, W., & Ng, K. (2025, August). DNA in action: Strengthening student agency and community building through immersion. In Building a DNA of caring about and for others: A Singapore experience. Symposium conducted at the meeting of 51st Association for Moral Education Conference, Tampere, Finland.
Tan, O. S. (2025, August). Re-thinking and articulating a DNA framework for human flourishing. In Building a DNA of caring about and for others: A Singapore experience. Symposium conducted at the meeting of 51st Association for Moral Education Conference, Tampere, Finland.
Wu, P-H, S. & Liaw, N. (2025, August). Building foundations for a caring humanity: Moral education in early childhood. Paper presented at the 51st Association for Moral Education Conference, Tampere, Finland.
Tan, O. S., Liaw, N., & Ng, M. G. (2025, January). Character and citizenship education in Singapore: A holistic framework to flourish the learner. Paper presented at the 13th Annual Jubilee Centre for Character and Virtues Conference, Oxford University. Retrieved from https://www.jubileecentre.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Liaw-Shao-Jun-Nicole.pdf
Choo, S. S. (2024, October). From reading the word to reading the world. Ishou International School, Kaoshiung, Taiwan.
Liaw, N. (2024, October). Empowering educators: Lifelong learning for character and citizenship education in Singapore. Paper present at 50th Association for Moral Education Conference 2024, New York, United States of America.
Liaw, N. (2024, October). Empowering educators: Lifelong learning for character and citizenship education in Singapore. Paper presented at NIEC Conference 2024: Inspiring excellence in early childhood practice, Singapore.
Ng, M. G. (2024, October). Strengthening the research-practice nexus in character and citizenship education. Paper present at 50th Association for Moral Education Conference 2024, New York, United States of America.
Ng, M. G. (2024, October). A Process-Oriented Approach to Assessing Students’ Learning in Character and Citizenship Education (CCE) in Singapore. Paper present at 50th Association for Moral Education Conference 2024, New York, United States of America.
Tan, O. S. (2024, October). Thinking Again, Thinking Across and Thinking Ahead in Teacher Education with Perspectives of Values, Character and Citizenship. Paper present at 50th Association for Moral Education Conference 2024, New York, United States of America.
Tan, O. S. (2024, October). Developing a Teaching Compass: A Discussion Paper on Empowering Teachers and Revitalising the Teaching Profession for Education Reform (Invited Food for Thought Speaker). Paper presented at 6th Global Forum on the Future of Education and Skills 2030 (OECD), Sendai, Japan.
Wu, P-H, S. (2024, October). Leading and teaching values in early childhood. Paper presented at NIEC Conference 2024: Inspiring excellence in early childhood practice, Singapore.
Yu, Y. (2024, October). Parenting and children's challenge-taking. Oral presentation at NIEC Conference 2024, Singapore.
Choo, S. S. (2024, September). A Character-driven Approach to Global Citizenship Education: Perspectives from Singapore. International Conference on Global Citizenship Education, UNESCO-APECIU, South Korea.
Yu, Y. (2024, September). Toward a unified conceptual framework: Integrating character and citizenship education (CCE). Oral presentation at BERA Conference 2024 and WERA Focal Meeting, Manchester, UK.
Tan, O. S. (2024, June). Teacher Professional Development in Character and Citizenship Education: A Singapore Perspective (Chaired the session). Paper presented at 65th World Assembly of the International Council on Education for Teaching, Braga, Portugal.
Tan, O. S. (2024, April). Trends Calling for Character and Citizenship Education: A Singapore Perspective (Invited speaker). Paper presented at AERA Conference 2024, Pennsylvania, United States of America.
Tan, O. S. (2024, April). Teachers At the Center of a New Social contract for Education: International Insights and Practices (Panel Member). Paper presented at AERA Conference 2024, Pennsylvania, United States of America.
Tan, O. S. (2024, March). A Sharing on Character and Citizenship Education (Invited Speaker). SPD Children Services Forward Planning 2024 session, Serving People with Disabilities (SPD), Singapore.
Choo, S. S. (2024, September). When Values Drive a Whole-school Approach to CCE and E21CC: Key Implications for Practice. Singapore.
Choo, S. S. (2024, September). Connecting E21CC with CCE: Towards a whole-school approach to values. Singapore.
Wu, P-H, S. (2024, August). Curriculum Leadership Conversations: Leading values education in your centre. Singapore.
Choo, S. S. (2024, July). Towards a Whole-School Approach to E21CC. Singapore.
Choo, S. S. (2024, July). Integrating CCE and E21CC: Curriculum and Assessment Principles. Singapore.
Tan, O. S. (2024, March). Problem-based Learning for Character and Citizenship Education Workshop. Singapore.
