Globalisation, the Singapore state and educational reforms: towards performativity

Globalisation, Governance Reforms and Development

Globalisation: Re-Reading its Impact on the Nation-State, The University and Educational Policies in Europe

The paper re-reads the complex and changing relationships between the university and the nation-state, and between national and supranational (EU-level) educational policies in Europe. It is focusing on long-term consequences of globalisation-related pressures on European nation-states with respect to national educational policies. It assesses the indirect impact of globalisation on European un...

Educational Reforms and Challenges in Southeast Asia

Southeast Asia’s traditional export of relatively low-skilled products is facing increased competition. There is therefore a general need to upgrade production in the region, which requires a more skilled and educated labour force. Historically, education has not been emphasized in Southeast Asia but there are indications that this is about to change. This paper starts with a general discussion...

Embodiment and Agency: Towards an Aesthetics of Interactive Performativity

The aim of this paper is to take first steps in direction of a scientifically oriented aesthetics of New Media Art, taking into account the transformation of musical aesthetics taking place at present induced by new digital methods in artistic sound and music computing. Starting from the observation of relevant current issues in music composition and performances such as gesture control in algo...

Sustaining Educational Reforms in Introductory Physics

1 to appear in Physical Review: Special Topics PER Sustaining Educational Reforms in Introductory Physics Steven J. Pollock and Noah D. Finkelstein Department of Physics University of Colorado at Boulder Boulder, CO 80309 While it is well known which curricular practices can improve student performance on measures of conceptual understanding, the sustaining of these practices and the role of fa...