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COMPARISON STUDY OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SOCIAL STUDIES CURRICULUM IN SINGAPORE AND HONGKONG

PEDAGOGIK: Jurnal Pendidikan · Vol. 9 No. 1 (2022) · pp. 1–14

DOI
10.33650/pjp.v9i1.3559
ISSN
2528-5793, 2354-7960
Published
2022-05-22
Publisher
Nurul Jadid University
Language
eng
License
creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0

Abstract

This study aims to analyze the comparison of the primary school level school system in Singapore and Hong Kong, to analyze the comparison of the social studies curriculum at the elementary school level in Singapore and Hong Kong. The research method used is the library method with literature reviews from journals, books and other library sources. The results showed that; 1) The education systems in Singapore and Hong Kong have much in common. The school system starts at Kindergarten for 3 years, continues at the Primary or elementary school level. Then Secondary and College Level. The differences in the education systems of the two countries can be seen from the secondary or secondary school level; 2) The social studies education curriculum in Singapore and Hong Kong also has similarities as well as differences. The Social Studies curriculum at Elementary Schools in Singapore integrates the study areas of Geography, History, Economics and Sociology called Social Studies. Meanwhile, Hong Kong is included in the Personal, Social and Humanities Education group material as General Studies.

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  • Universitas PGRI Sumatera Barat
  • Universitas Halu Oleo
  • Universitas Sawerigading Makassar
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Gustientiedina GustientiedinaAffiliation unknown1
Sunarti SunartiUniversitas Halu Oleo1
Yenny DesnelitaAffiliation unknown1
Andi AgustangAffiliation unknown1
Adi SumandiyarUniversitas Sawerigading Makassar1
Lukas Kano MangallaUniversitas Halu Oleo1
Abd. KadirUniversitas Halu Oleo1
Dasrizal DasrizalAffiliation unknown1
Erna JuitaAffiliation unknown1
Ratna WilisAffiliation unknown1
Febriandi FebriandiAffiliation unknown1

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Metadata source: OAI-PMH (metadata jurnal) https://ejournal.unuja.ac.id/index.php/pedagogik/oai, first harvested 28 Oct 2026, last seen 8 Nov 2026.
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	<dc:subject xml:lang="en-US">Curriculum. Education, Elementary School</dc:subject>
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