Saturday, February 24, 2007

HSS4.1.9.People Policies

Topic: Growth of Nation - People & Population Policies in Singapore

Enquiry Question: How did people and population policies in Singapore facilitate the growth and development of Singapore?

PERIOD I

  • Review:
    • the Straits Times, 24 Feb 2007
  • Understanding goals:
    • Stages of Population development & policies in Singapore: reasons, benefits, problems and solutions
      • Coping with post-war growth:
      • The price of development: decline in population growth
      • Meet the challenges of sustainable development with an aging population
    • Coping with an aging population
      • Individual initiative
      • Family support
      • Community assistance
      • Government provisions
PERIOD II
  • Performances:
    • Mind-mapping for chapter on Population (due in class this week)
    • Mind-mapping for chapter on Housing (due in class next week)
  • Notes:
    • Notes for this chapter will be printed for you. You can also download a soft copy for yourself. Filename: HSS.PEOPLE.NOTES.PDF
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    • acknowledgment: MOE/ETD/http://www.evideo.edu.sg/index.asp