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Abdul-Aziz, A-R and Hussin, A-A (2003) Construction Safety in Malaysia: A Review of Industry Performance and Outlook for the Future. Journal of Construction Research, 4(02), 141–53.

Deacon, C and Smallwood, J (2003) Health Promotion in South African Construction. Journal of Construction Research, 4(02), 129–40.

Edwards, D J (2003) Accident trends involving construction plant: an exploratory analysis. Journal of Construction Research, 4(02), 161–73.

Frimpong, Y and Oluwoye, J (2003) Significant factors causing delay and cost overruns in construction of groundwater projects in Ghana. Journal of Construction Research, 4(02), 175–87.

Palaneeswaran, E, Kumaraswamy, M M and Ng, S T (2003) Formulating a Framework for Relationally Integrated Construction Supply Chains. Journal of Construction Research, 4(02), 189–205.

Paulson, B C (2003) Design and Construction for the Rest of Us. Journal of Construction Research, 4(02), 115–27.

Tan, W (2003) The Development of Construction Education in Singapore. Journal of Construction Research, 4(02), 207–22.

  • Type: Journal Article
  • Keywords: Construction education policy; learning by doing; productivity
  • ISBN/ISSN: 1609-9451
  • URL: http://www.worldscinet.com/jcr/04/0402/S1609945103000431.html
  • Abstract:
    In an earlier study, learning by doing (LBD) was found to be insignificant in the Singapore construction industry. This paper examines the development of the formal education system to uncover some of the reasons why so little learning by doing occurs in the construction industry. Under the colonial authorities, construction education was neglected. But after political independence, it developed slowly despite a massive public housing program. Much of the labor supply comes from low-wage unskilled and semi-skilled foreign workers. In the case of local construction workers, skills training takes place within the context of a deliberate general education policy of streaming to reduce the high attrition rate that resulted from the colonial and post-colonial bilingual policy. Screening channels the bulk of weaker students towards the construction sector. At the tertiary level, the rapid expansion of polytechnic education to support high economic growth raises the issue of education quality and limited opportunities for upgrading. The result is a distinctive fourtier system of production based on foreign workers, local semi-skilled workers, technicians and professionals. The stark subclass consciousness is likely to impede learning.

Tse, R Y C and Love, P E D (2003) An Economic Analysis of the Effect of Delays on Project Costs. Journal of Construction Research, 4(02), 155–60.