Straits Times: ‘Some flourish while others struggle’: NIE study finds five different paths of lower-income students
SINGAPORE – A local study has found that secondary school students from lower-income families are not a homogeneous group held back by a lack of resources. Researchers from the National Institute of Education (NIE) found a more nuanced picture of such students, identifying five distinct profiles based on self-reported attributes.
Zaobao: 国立教育学院开展新研究 关注青少年青春期变化和发展
来自低收入家庭的学生可能因资源有限无法充分发挥潜力，但他们当中有的具备很强的韧性和适应力，学习能力和心理素质佳，若能提供适当的环境和支援，他们同样有机会实现潜力。南洋理工大学国立教育学院2023年起，展开名为“梦想”（DREAMS）的纵向研究，追踪7000多名各源流中学生从中一至中四的学习与生活情况。
Principals & School Leaders Sharing 2025
On 26 August 2025, we welcomed over 100 attendees from our DREAMS partner schools, along with MOE representatives and the DREAMS research team, for an engaging afternoon of sharing and discussion on the project’s latest findings.
The session began with Prof Kenneth Poon, Lead Principal Investigator (PI) of DREAMS, who shared broad insights from our study
DREAMS @ The Redesigning Pedagogy International Conference (RPIC)
Our research team will be presenting at the Redesigning Pedagogy International Conference (RPIC) on 29 and 30 May. If you are attending the conference, we hope you can join us as we share more about our Year 1 findings.