The world of education is swiftly evolving as work practices and technology put different pressures on the educator. Our databases offer easy access to a wide selection of authoritative journals which will support you professionally and keep you in touch with current thinking in all fields of education. We offer databases from familiar names such as ProQuest and EBSCOHost but also such regionally-focused databases as Asia-Studies Full-text Online.

We have chosen to highlight Extra Curricular Activities in our selections.

a. Database Jewels

Article: Elementary School Students' Extracurricular Activities: The Effects Of Participation On Achievement And Teachers' Evaluations. Sociological Spectrum; Mar/Apr2006, Vol. 26 Issue 2, p117-147.
This article uses the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study to examine both the number and the types of extracurricular activities in which elementary school students participate and find significant differences in participation patterns by gender, race, and class.
[From EBSCOHost Academic Search Premier ]

Article: “Can You Hear Me Now?” Leadership for Student Activities. Mar 2006. Vol. 34, Iss. 7; pg. 20,
Students are an untapped source of creative ideas for improving their schools and offer recommendations for how to improve instruction and restructure the school to increase the level of student interest and participation. Here, Smith, Petralia, and Hewitt present several strategies for listening to and involving students in school improvement.
[from ProQuest Education Complete]

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b. Digitised Jewels

All of our digitised materials will be of use and relevance whenever you need to draw on the history of Singapore to illuminate a contemporary issue. Here are two items of particular interest that we have selected.

A descriptive dictionary of British Malaya This is a rich source of historical information on cultural development as well as offering a fun way to look at Singapore culture and society as part of an ECA activity.

Adventures of two youths in a journey to Siam and Java : with descriptions of Cochin-China, Cambodia, Sumatra and the Malay Archipelago
This beautifully illustrated item from 1881 shows the region through the eyes of two boys and would support ECA, cultural and geographic studies.

c. “Born Digital” Jewels

(i) Singapore Infopedia

The article on Chek Jawa could form an interesting starting point for ECA as it outlines the appeal and the attractions of Chek Jawa for educators who want to use the “great outdoors” as a classroom.

(ii) Educators Resource List
Education can be defined as the gradual process of acquiring knowledge; the profession of teaching; something that prepares one for life; the activities of educating or instructing; and activities that impart knowledge or skill. Education has also to do with the imparting of good judgement and wisdom. One of its fundamental goals is the imparting of culture from generation to generation.

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This resource list covers topics that would be of interest to educators. These include teaching and learning strategies; innovation and creativity in education; leadership and management issues for educators; student motivation and classroom management; and technology in education.

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This is a growing area with regard to content, as we try to support Singapore’s push to be a creative and artistic hub. Our databases include Grove Art Online, Design and Applied Arts Index, Art FullText, Art Index Retrospective, and xReferPlus Art. These cover a wide spectrum of art and design activities from the visual arts to fashion.

We have chosen to highlight Fashion & Architecture in our selections.

a. Database Jewels

Article: “Falling in love again” - A feature discussing the popularity of the dress as a fashion item in 2005 and 2006. It contains an introductory article, describing current trends in styles and materials. Vogue (UK), vol. 172, pt. 3, no. 2492, pp. 179-182, March 2006 [from Design and Applied Arts Index (DAAI)]

Article: “Fashion Design” - A special section on design for the fashion industry, the articles highlight a number of graphic designers who work for the fashion industry in addition to discussing fashion labels and designs. Novum September 2005 p. 39-53
[from Art FullText and Art Index Retrospective]

Article: "I've returned to the real world” icon, no. 32, pp. 44-50, Feb. 2006 Interview with architect Toyo Ito (b.1941) who received the Venice Architecture Biennale's Golden Lion award in 2002 and whose architectural thinking has recently undergone a shift. [from Design and Applied Arts Index (DAAI)]

Article: “The Year Ahead” - Four experts from the multidisciplinary U.K. practice Atkins discuss the challenges that are facing green space practitioners in 2006 and consider what will constitute a successful year for landscape designers, architects, and planners. Green Places no. 22 (February 2006) p. 18-21 [from Art FullText and Art Index Retrospective]

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b. “Born Digital” Jewels
(i) Singapore Infopedia: This database is made up of a searchable collection of articles on topics that have helped to shape Singapore's history, culture, landscape and thinking.

Here is a sample of an article from Infopedia:

"Cathay Building"
Take a look back at this historic building which is just about to be reborn. Once the tallest building in Singapore, it housed the popular Cathay Cinema and was the first air-conditioned building in Singapore.

(ii) The Design Experience explores different aspects of design in the Asian as well as the international context.

Selections include a focus on household items, (furniture, electronic items, and lighting), historical background and the life of significant designers. Detailed illustrations of the projects are included.

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