Outdoor Adventure Education in Singapore – relevant or redundant?
MCC213 Communication Research
Assignment 2 - Research Proposal (Part 1)
Completed by:
Nurul Shamim Jalil | 32891165
Murdoch University
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5 Introduction
Personal Experiences & Perspective
Research Topic & Field
Locating Search Literature
Literature Review
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8 Research Question / Hypothesis
Research Purpose & Audience
References
1 Introduction
Singapore has one of the best education systems in the world but growing up as a Singaporean child can be particularly stressful. (Nayak 2016) Having to compete for good grades and living life as a full time student is just a few traits of being a Singaporean child.
2 Personal Experiences & Perspective
As a student growing up in Singapore, I have always
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However, if outdoor adventure education is truly deemed as redundant for students studying in Singapore, why would private schools or institutions (who do not have to follow MOE’s framework) also adhere to having it in their curriculum?
Hence, the research question that I’ve proposed is:
Outdoor Adventure Education in Singapore – relevant or redundant?
7 Research Purpose & Audience
7.1 Research Purpose
The purpose of this study is to understand both sides of the paradigm coin: the perspective of objecting parents as well as the reason as to why the Ministry of Education in Singapore has chosen to invest and include outdoor adventure education into our education
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