Critical Consumers of Research—Standards and Guidelines

Dear Colleagues,

As many of you already know, my country Rwanda is preparing its early childhood program. I would like to participate in it by researching on how emerging economies have used education to achieve their goals. If you come across resources on this subject, please send or direct them to me. I will be grateful.

If I take Singapore as an example, and considering that development always goes side by side with education, I was amazed by their clear vision of education and how the Desired Outcomes of Education are translated into a set of developmental outcomes for each key stage of Singapore’s education system. For example, after preschool, children should:

• know what is right and what is wrong • be willing to share and take turns with others • be able to relate to others • be curious and able to explore • be able to listen and speak with understanding • be comfortable and happy with themselves • have developed physical co-ordination, healthy habits, participate in and enjoy a variety of arts experiences • love their families, friends, teachers and school.I really found this interesting.