Research Associate

The National Institute of Education invites suitable applications for the position of Research Associate on a 20-month contract at the Visual and Performing Arts Department.

Project Title: Developing 21CC through arts-based embodied learning processes 

Project Introduction: This pilot research project aims to develop an arts-based embodied learning programme to complement the teaching and learning of social-emotional competencies highlighted in the Character and Citizenship Syllabus (CCE) for Primary School with an explicit alignment to the 21st Century Competencies (21 CC).  In particular, the arts-based embodied learning programme focuses on fostering empathetic and inclusive behaviours and dispositions in students from the lower primary levels in mainstream Singapore schools to build better sense of self, self-management and interpersonal relationships.  

The ten-week arts-based embodied learning programme in this study will be adapted from th...