Past Issues - HSSE Online

Volume 14

Volume 14, Issue 1 2026

Editorial: Contemporary Issues in Geography Education: Philosophy, Pedagogy and Practice This issue of HSSE Online is anchored by the theme “Contemporary Issues in Geography Education:

Volume 13, Issue 1 2025

Editorial: Reimagining History Education for a Changing World This volume explores, in various ways, the ongoing relationship between the discipline of history and the school

Volume 12, Issue 1 2024

Guest Editorial One of the focal issues in the secondary Social Studies (SS) syllabus in Singapore is diversity and identity in the context of globalisation.

Volume 11, Issue 2 2022

Editors’ forward for HSSE’s special issue on sustainability This special edition of HSSE Online places the spotlight on the overarching themes of sustainability, sustainable development

Volume 11, Issue 1 2022

Foreword This volume of HSSE Online continues our conversation on history education. In this volume, history educators, pre-service teachers, and experienced practitioners reflect on the

Volume 10 Issue 1 2021

HSSE Online Editorial This year marks the twentieth anniversary of the introduction of Social Studies (SS) in Singapore secondary schools. Originally conceived as part of

Volume 9, Issue 1 2020

The articles in this volume make a strong case for a re-invigorated Humanities and Social Studies education at all levels of schooling; an education that

Volume 8, Issue 1 2019

HSSE Online EDITORIAL The second volume of this special issue edition of the HSSE Online continues our conversation on matters related to history education. In

Volume 8, Issue 2 2019

HSSE Online Editorial The social studies scene in Singapore is rapidly evolving. Revised curricula are being rolled out together with renewed accentuation on more active

Volume 7, Issue 1 2018

HSSE Online EDITORIAL This special geography issue of HSSE Online focuses on the research-practice nexus for teaching and learning geography. It celebrates the professional identities

Volume 7, Issue 2 2018

HSSE Online EDITORIAL The collection of papers in this special issue of the HSSE Online – the first part of a two-volume edition on history

Volume 6, Issue 1 2017

HSSE Online EDITORIAL Cultivating multiple perspectives or different ways of seeing and thinking about the world is an essential aspect of humanities and social studies

Volume 6, Issue 2 2017

HSSE Online EDITORIAL This special edition of primary social studies for HSSE Online focuses on the what, the why and the how of social studies

Volume 5, Issue 1 2016

HSSE Online EDITORIAL Humanities and Social Studies education are undergoing significant changes in terms of classroom practice: the firm centrality of inquiry methods, authentic fieldwork

Volume 5, Issue 2 2016

HSSE Online Editorial The shift towards discipline-based approaches in history and social studies education in recent years has seen greater emphasis on a teaching methodology

Volume 4, Issue 1 2015

Geography Edition of HSSE In this special geography issue of HSSE Online, we acknowledge geography teachers’ role in geographical education by inviting classroom practitioners to

Volume 4, Issue 2 2015

EDITORIAL 2015 is a year that heralds a number of important events for Singapore. First and foremost, the country celebrates its Golden Jubilee. About five

Volume 3, Issue 2 2014

A Note from the Editor Thinking is not the intellectual reproduction of what already exists… Open thinking points beyond itself. Theodor Adorno (1998, pp. 291-292) As

Volume 3, Issue 1 2014

A Note from the Editors It has almost become a cliché to claim that the humanities subjects are integral to education for young people. While

Volume 2, Issue 2 2013

Guest Editorial Welcome to the new issue of HSSE Online! The Humanities curriculum in Singapore has, with the launch of the new History and Geography syllabi,

Volume 2, Issue 1 2013

A Note from the Editors Nation-states face numerous pressing issues such as increasing inequality, climate change, immigration, and tensions between individual rights and social harmony.

Volume 1, Issue 1 2012

Welcome to the very first issue of HSSE Online! We hope that this online journal, published twice a year by the Humanities and Social Studies

The Pedagogical Affordances of Game-Based Learning: “Getting To Zero” And Pro-Environmental Action

Ong Zhiqing(National Institute of Education (Singapore)) Keywords Geography Junior College Secondary School In light of concerns over global warming, environmental education has been touted as

The Paradox of Progress: AI and the Challenge of Teaching Sustainability in Singapore

Abstract The rise of AI tools has transformed the educational landscape in Singapore, offering unprecedented efficiency and access to information. This study examines the integration

The Effectiveness of Thinking Anchors in Enhancing Singapore Students’ Responses to Geography Data Response Questions

Abstract This article examines the impact of structured thinking anchors on Singapore students’ ability to respond effectively to data response questions (DRQs) in geography. Through

The Intended, Enacted and Experienced Curriculum: Realising Sustainability Education through Singapore Secondary Geography

Abstract This paper examines the strengths and constraints of the Singapore Secondary Geography curriculum in advancing sustainability education and suggests that current approaches to sustainability

A Fragmented Sustainability Education? Reconciling Geographical Philosophies for Student Learning and Practice

Abstract Geography occupies a distinctive position in educational curriculum, often being tasked with the role of educating and advancing student knowledge in sustainability. However, contrasting

Teaching Sustainability through Geography: Why Teachers’ Underlying Assumptions about the Subject Matter

Abstract Geography education in Singapore has evolved alongside national priorities, shifting toward a concept-based curriculum centred on sustainable development. This paper argues that the effectiveness