ABSTRACT

This book examines Malaysia’s ambitious reform agenda and educational landscape, drawing upon the eleven key shifts in the Malaysia Education Blueprint 2013-2025.

It provides a comprehensive plan for a rapid and sustainable transformation of the Malaysian education system, and what is needed in shaping the educational reforms in Malaysia, especially post-COVID, through to 2025. The contributors to this volume - scholars, researchers and practitioners who possess a deep and embedded understanding of Malaysian education - focus on the interplay of prevailing and persistent problems, and what is needed in shaping the educational reforms in Malaysia.

As a critical assessment of the Malaysian Education Blueprint reform efforts and policies, this edited book will be of particular interest to educators, scholars, and policymakers on the latest trends and challenges in Malaysian education policy.

chapter 1|18 pages

Malaysian Education System

Progress, standards and aspirations

chapter 4|13 pages

The gifted and talented education programme in Malaysia

Development, reform, and way forward

chapter 9|16 pages

Fostering national unity in Malaysia

The roles of family and education

chapter 10|14 pages

Moral Education and Islamic Education

The way forward towards a value-laden society

chapter 11|18 pages

ICT in Malaysian education

Preparations and milestones

chapter 12|12 pages

Technical and vocational education and training

Reflections, recognition, and renaissance

chapter 16|14 pages

Education transformation in Malaysia

Equity, funding, and strategic partnership