Current Education

Issues and
Challenges

Prepared by:
Chan Yi Jia
Ida Syazwani binti Tolos
Noor Atikah binti Shaari
Siti Zafidah binti Mujir

Lecturer:
Dr. Balakrishnan Govinthasamy

Introduction
Malaysia is now developing itself in terms
of economic, social and spiritual, moral,
and ethical towards a society that is
united, democratic, liberal and dynamic.
An educational mission to establish a
system of educational quality and worldclass in order to realize the full potential of
the individual and fulfill the aspiration of
Malaysia.

Concept:
Current Issues and
Challenges
Challenge:
A task or
situation
that tests
someone's
abilities.

Issue:
An important
topic or problem
for debate or
discussion

National Integration
A reconciliation process between
people of different in terms of
background, social status and culture
to form an entity that has a
substantial norms and value systems
together.
A dynamic process for bringing
people together in Malaysia
(Peninsula, Sabah and Sarawak)

13 Mei 1969

Suspecting
each other

Discriminat
ion

Prejudice

Factors to integrate:
Governments
action in
helping the
socio-economy
among
indigenous =
discrimination

Religious
sensitivity

Lack of
patriotism

Mass media

Unbalanced
economy
development

Increase of
social ills

Political
extreme

Ways to overcome:
Nat
ion
al
Cult
ure
Poli
cy
(DK
K)

Nat
ion
al
Edu
cati
on
Poli
cy
(DP
N)

Ne
w
Eco
no
my
Poli
cy
(DE

Vision School (S. Wawasan)

An effort by our national leader to produce human
capital with patriotism.
Students shared facilities, interact and communicate
with each other in the school
strengthen unity among students of different races from the
primary school level in the same school site

In line with the purposes of the Razak Report 1956

unite the students with the same curriculum and cocurriculum
Use Malay Language
Participate same activities and interact with each other
during the process

Program for Integration in Schools

Poem
RIMUP
recitation
Independence
Month
Language
Week
Social Services
Social Services

1 Malaysia Concept
Introduced by Prime Minister, Y.A.B
Dato Sri Mohd Najib Tun Abdul Razak
we stand, we think and act as One
People, and we take actions based on
the needs of all ethnic groups in our
country.

Enshrined in Perlembagaan
Persekutuan and Prinsip-prinsip
Rukun Negara

8 Values in 1 Malaysia
culture of
excellenc
e
persever
ance

integrity

educatio
n

humility

Meritoka
si

acceptan
ce
loyalty

Education Democracy
Quality education for all
provide the opportunity for people to enjoy a quality
wide-range of education to achieve Vision 2020

Improve accessibility, equity and quality of

education geared towards the democratization of
education policy implementation, which are in line
with the policies below:
Rancangan Lima Tahun
Rangka Rancangan Jangka Panjang (RRJP)
Rancangan Malaysia ke-8 (RMK8) 2001-2005
Rangka Rancangan Jangka Panjang Ketiga (RRJP3)
Rancangan Malaysia ke-9 (RMK9) 2006-2010

UNESCO
United Nations Educational, Scientific
and Cultural Organisation
4 pillars:
Learni
ng to
know

Learni
ng to
do

Learni
ng to
be

Learni
ng to
live
togeth
er

Globalisation in Education
A process to eliminate the restriction to
creating an open and borderless world
for education (Scholte, 2000:16).
Positive implication:
Competitive
Development of ICT
sharing the source of researches about T & L
the flow of labor from abroad replaced by
local human resources

CULTURAL DIVERSITY

Malaysia:

multi-cultural

filled with many

different ethnicities
and religions

the different races

have been mixing
and marrying over
a period of time,
forming new,
distinctive ethnic
groups

JUSTICE IN EDUCATION
Educational
opportunities for
all

Justice in
Education
Twin school
programme
Different school
build bridge
together
Share activities

Fertilizer through
curriculum and
co-curriculum
activities

HIGH STANDARD POLICY STATEMENT

Quality Education in Malaysia (2001 )

Teaching and learning should be planned and

implemented in accordance with principle outlined:
Based on the support materials that relevant to current
level
Approaches, methods, and techniques varied which
students can actively involved
Education ad improvement of teaching and learning on a
continuous basis

HOW TO TACKLE SOCIO-CULTURAL

DIVERSITY

1. Make SK as
leader in the
system

2. Ensure
equitable
support and
funding in any
schools

3. Balancing
the emphasis
or the
examination
system

4. Ensure that
all qualified
students have
secured place
in public
higher
education
regardless of
background

5. Ensure the
appointed
vicechancellors,
rectors and
other made
based on
education
qualification

6. Improving
the quality of
school
facilities and
poor in the
interior

7. Improving
the quality of
teacher
education for
each school
level and
increase the
number of
trained
teacher

8. Provide high
level training
9. Review back
opportunity for the scheme of
10. Provide
teachers and
service for
merit-based
lecturers
teachers and
scholarship
Knowledge and
add stimulus
and other
skills in line with
scheme
for
current
financial aid
those who
development
based on need
teach in the
interior

DEVELOPMENT OF
INFORMATION AND
COMMUNICATION
TECHNOLOGY

USE OF TECHNOLOGY IN TEACHING

Continue to urge
changes in various
aspects

Rapid technological
development
produce unexpected
changes

Develop innovation in
all aspects

COMPUTER IN EDUCATION
Reform in
education
Facilitate
understanding

Easy to give
feedback

Significances
As teaching and
learning
materials

Long distance
education
Communication
tools

ICT

Influences
Influences

Various information

Various media

Class more conducive

Easy to produce material

SHAPES OF ICT IN EDUCATION

Presentation medium

Internet in teaching

Email, online
information board,
blog, portal, etc.

Delivery
Use of electronic media

Bringing outside world directly

into classroom
Learning resources

Support learning
Guidance and reinforce learning

 Virtual library
Website and e-journals Facilitate access in self-directed
in reading list
learning
Guarantee the quality of resources

Install database and

dataset in teaching

New technology in
testing in the
classroom

Recording of classes
for podcasting

Many research and database

uploaded
Model for students to emulate

Teacher share feedback or learning

difficulties
Teachers follow-up

In series or episodes
Footage uploaded in website/portal
Students can download and study
the course

SOCIAL PROBLEM

CLASSIFICATION OF SOCIAL
PROBLEM IN SCHOOL

Cigarette/smoke
, harassing,
make noise,
drinking alcohol,
lying, long hair,
use obscene
words,
pornographic
Irreverent and
rude

Gangsterism

Member of
gang, collect
money, fight
with other
group, behave
like thugs

Stealing, against
teachers,
gambling,
wrestle, stealing

Criminal offenses

SYMPTOMS OF SOCIAL PROBLEMS

Globalization and modernisation
ICT
Poor law
Influenced
by

Attitude of teens
Attitude of parents
Mass media
Collapse of family institutions

WAYS TO TACKLE
Nurture faith

The role of
community

The role of
parents
Ways

Academic
approach

Provision of
the law