EDUCATION-RELATED PUBLICATIONS

Tan, K.P. (2022) "Mindmapping for organizing and energizing classroom discussion” (Invited talk) National University of Singapore, 4 May 2022.

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Tan, K.P. (2017) "Mind-mapping and the Socratic method", International Conference on Public Policy, 28-30 June, National University of Singapore.

Tan, K.P. (2017) "Towards excellence in higher education management" (Invited keynote) NIDA Faculty Senate Seminar Series (22-23 May, Bangkok).

Tan, K.P. (2017) "Civic education and deliberative democracy in Singapore", in Civil Society and the State in Singapore, ed. Carol Soon and Gillian Koh, Singapore: World Scientific.

Tan, K.P. (2016) "How Singapore is fixing its meritocracy", The Washington Post, 2016. (https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/in-theory/wp/2016/04/16/how-singapore-is-fixing-its-meritocracy/)

Tan, K.P. (2016) "Faculty recruitment strategies", Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs (Invited paper) (7-8 Jan 2015, University of Washington Jackson School of International Studies, Seattle, Washington, United States).

Tan, K.P. (2015) "Engaging students in 21st century global issues", Redesigning Pedagogy (Invited paper) (2-4 Jun 2015, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore).

Tan, K.P. (2015) "Singapore as an international education hub: Strategy and achievements", Enhancing Trade in Education Services: Education Hubs, Student Mobility, and Policy Challenges (Invited paper) (16 September 2015, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong).

Tan, K.P. (2015) "Smart policies and the role of schools of government", Roundtable on Smart Policies for Innovative Public Sectors, UAE Government Summit(Invited paper) (8-11 Feb 2015, Madinat Jumeirah, Dubai, United Arab Emirates).

Tan, K.P. (2015) "Building curricula rooted in global competencies", Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs (Invited paper) (8-9 Jan 2015, Center for Strategic and International Studies, Washington DC, United States).

Tan, K.P. (2015) "The professorial life: Seamlessness, synergy, and significance", in Governing Asia: Reflections on a Research Journey, 171-77, Singapore: World Scientific.

Tan, K.P. (2014) "On-line education and E-learning", Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs (APSIA) Meeting (Invited paper) (9-10 Jan 2014, Maison de Paix-The Graduate Institute Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland).

Tan, K.P. (2014) "National University of Singapore Teaching Academy: From 'thinking big' to 'doing big'", a discussion paper for the Teaching Academy Retreat on 16 January 2014.

Tan, K.P. (2013) "The future of civic education for a thriving deliberative democracy", Institute of Policy Studies’ Conference on Civil Society (Invited paper) (11 Nov 2013, Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel Singapore, Singapore).

Tan, K.P. (2013) "A 'Singapore School' of public policy", in Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy: Building a Global Policy School in Asia, 125-147, Singapore: World Scientific.

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Tan, K.P. (2011) "Osmosis and balance in the professorial vocation", Academic Journeys, 1, ed. Kenneth Paul Tan, Lakshminarayanan Samavedham, and Chng Huang Hoon, Singapore: National University of Singapore Teaching Academy, 2011. (http://www.nus.edu.sg/teachingacademy/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/AcadJourney-1-AndyHor.pdf)

Tan, K.P. (2011) "Running the professorial marathon: taking risks along the way", Academic Journeys, 2, ed. Kenneth Paul Tan, Lakshminarayanan Samavedham, and Chng Huang Hoon, Singapore: National University of Singapore Teaching Academy, 2011. (http://www.nus.edu.sg/teachingacademy/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/AcadJourney-2-BernardTan.pdf)

Tan, K.P. (2009) "Against uncritical pragmatism: Education for doers who can think and thinkers who can do", NUS Outstanding Educator Award Public Lecture Series, 28 April 2009.

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Tan, K.P. (2009) "Pragmatism today: I think, therefore I do", The Straits Times, 14 May.

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Tan, K.P. (2009) "Service learning outside the US: Initial experiences in Singapore’s higher education", PS—Political Science & Politics, 42(3): 549-57.

Tan, K.P. (2007) "Youth: every generation’s moral panic", in Renaissance Singapore? Economy, Culture, and Politics, ed. Tan, K.P., 219-230, Singapore: NUS Press.

Tan, K.P. (2006) "Learning to be active citizens at university", in Voices of Youth: A Critique of Youth Activism, Singapore: Anderson Junior College.

Tan, K.P. (2005) "Creating learning opportunities from multiple sources", Ideas on Teaching, 3: 4-5.

Tan, K.P. (2004) "A grounded teaching practice", CDTL Brief, 7(9): 4-5.

Tan, K.P. (2004) "Designing interdisciplinary modules", CDTLink, 8(1): 14-16. (http://www.cdtl.nus.edu.sg/link/mar2004/idm1.htm).

Tan, K.P. (2003) "Learning beyond the classroom: Strategies to deal with theory and practice", Grounded Experiences in University Teaching and Learning (2003): 16-23, Singapore (Invited paper) (FASS-CDTL Teaching Symposium 2003, 7-8 Nov 2003).

Tan, K.P. (2003) "The university as a classroom for democratic citizenship", Politeia.

Tan, K.P. (2003) ‘Building upon the Socratic method’, CDTLink, 7(1): 7, 16. (http://www.cdtl.nus.edu.sg/link/mar2003/tsm1.htm).

Tan, K.P. (2003) ‘Speaking up in class’, Successful Learning, no. 39. (http://www.cdtl.nus.edu.sg/success/sl39.htm).

Tan, K.P. (2003) ‘Reading up for class’, Successful Learning, no. 28. (http://www.cdtl.nus.edu.sg/success/sl28.htm).

Tan, K.P. (2003) ‘Writing the argumentative essay: Language and style’, Successful Learning, no. 36. (http://www.cdtl.nus.edu.sg/success/sl36.htm).

Tan, K.P. (2003) ‘Constructing the argumentative essay’, Successful Learning, no. 29.(http://www.cdtl.nus.edu.sg/success/sl29.htm).

Tan, K.P. (2002) ‘Storyspace: using hypertext in the classroom, The Technology Source, July/August.