Description
In 05 Significantly Yours: A Guide to Reflection on Lifelong Learning, Associate Professor Lui Hah Wah Elena presents her Singapore lifelong learning model “OPAL” and new concept “Self-Literacy” for self-development. She also advocates for Service-Learning and good wills. For her readers, she carefully selected 8 authentic reflections of lifelong learning and crafted 5 guiding questions for enhancing “Self-Literacy”. Her main mission is to motivate Singapore youth, adults and older persons to engage in lifelong learning and reflect on their learning journeys. “Self-Literacy”, coined by A/P Lui at the dawn of 21st Century, is the new basic literacy for everyone in the new era. The concepts and applications of “Self-Literacy” and “OPAL” are illustrated by the real life stories of the 8 contributors who are Singaporeans actively engaged in continuing education for personal growth and career development.