Li Mei Johannah Soo
Biographic Data
| ID | 6739615 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Li Mei Johannah Soo |
| GIVEN NAMES | Li Mei Johannah |
| FAMILY NAME | Soo |
| SIGNATURE | SOO L M J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Nanyang Technological University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4113-5529 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Epistemic access in East-Asian home economics curricula
Home Economics is generally perceived to be an exciting and relevant subject as it teaches students a variety of practical life skills. However, these alone do not necessarily equate with experiencing achievement in a school subject, which we attempt to explore using Legitimation Code Theory (LCT), specifically its Specialization dimension. Specialization codes help us understand what kinds of knowledge are necessary for achieving mastery and to …
Belonging, student identity and school activity preferences
Students in East Asian locations often obtain high academic results in international high-stakes testing, but lower results on affective aspects of their schooling, such as sense of belonging. These findings indicate the need for more holistic research into children’s lifeworlds, including their experiences of school. In this article, we draw on a survey with 627 Year 4 students in three global cities in the Asia Pacific (Hong Kong, Singapore, an…
Children's Lifeworlds in a Global City
Children’s Lifeworlds in a Global City
Lifeworlds of nine- and ten-year-old children
There has been much discussion about the high performance of East Asian students in international high stakes testing, but little attention has been paid to their lifeworlds beyond school. In this article we explore findings from a survey of 627 Year 4 children (nine and ten years old) in three global cities (Hong Kong, Singapore, and Melbourne), focusing on their out-of-school activities as one aspect of their lifeworlds. The findings indicate t…
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Lifeworlds of nine- and ten-year-old children
There has been much discussion about the high performance of East Asian students in international high stakes testing, but little attention has been paid to their lifeworlds beyond school. In this article we explore findings from a survey of 627 Year 4 children (nine and ten years old) in three global cities (Hong Kong, Singapore, and Melbourne), focusing on their out-of-school activities as one aspect of their lifeworlds. The findings indicate t…
Children’s Lifeworlds in a Global City
Children's Lifeworlds in a Global City
Belonging, student identity and school activity preferences
Students in East Asian locations often obtain high academic results in international high-stakes testing, but lower results on affective aspects of their schooling, such as sense of belonging. These findings indicate the need for more holistic research into children’s lifeworlds, including their experiences of school. In this article, we draw on a survey with 627 Year 4 students in three global cities in the Asia Pacific (Hong Kong, Singapore, an…
Epistemic access in East-Asian home economics curricula
Home Economics is generally perceived to be an exciting and relevant subject as it teaches students a variety of practical life skills. However, these alone do not necessarily equate with experiencing achievement in a school subject, which we attempt to explore using Legitimation Code Theory (LCT), specifically its Specialization dimension. Specialization codes help us understand what kinds of knowledge are necessary for achieving mastery and to …
Pedagogy (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · China (2 works) · Curriculum (2 works) · Early Childhood Education and Development (2 works) · East Asia (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · School Choice and Performance (2 works) · Educational Theory and Curriculum Studies (1 works)