Quality, Equity, Autonomy: Malaysia’s Education Reforms Examined

By Lee Hwok-Aun

This article situates the education reforms in the context of Malaysia’s highly centralized administration, embedded practices and policy initiatives of recent years. Discussion focuses on three areas—quality, equity, autonomy—where PH has more distinctly differentiated itself from its predecessor.

On the quality of national schools, efforts to alleviate teachers’ bureaucratic work load and enhance the schooling experience mark a positive start. However, transforming mindsets and practices will require more systemic changes, critical self-reflection, and sustained efforts on difficult matters, particularly in basic schooling and technical and vocational programmes.

• Language: English
• Publisher: ISEAS
• Release date: Sep 26, 2019
• ISBN: 9789814881180

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