ERIC ED380332: Malaysia. National Studies. Asia-Pacific Programme of Education for All.

36 Pages·1991·0.82 MB·English

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Malaysia. National Studies. Asia-Pacific Programme of
TITLE
Education for All.
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural
INSTITUTION
Organization, Bangkok (Thailand). Principal Regional
Office for Asia and the Pacific.
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Nations; Educational Assessment; Educational
Cooperation; Educational Planning; *Educational
Policy; Educational Research; Elementary Education;
*Equal Education; Foreign Countries; *Literacy
*Asia Pacific Programme of Education for All;
IDENTIFIERS
*Malaysia; UNESCO
ABSTRACT
This study examines the work of the Asia-Pacific
Programme of Education for All (APPEAL) since its 1987 inception.
Efforts to assess educational achievement at the local, regional, and
national levels in Malaysia are examined with a view to achieving
universal primary education; eradicating illiteracy; and providing
continuing education in support of the above objectives. Chapters
(1) "Achieving Education for All: An Analysis";
include:
(2)
"National Policy of Education for All"; and (3) "Literacy
Statistics." Statistical data are presented, noting that universal
primary education has been achieved in Malaysia, but that the
challenge is to improve the quality of education, minimize attrition,
and extend the universal education to the 11th grade level. Suggested
strategies to address the program goals focus on the out-of-school
youths, to provide them with vocational training and continuing
education; and to focus on functional literacy programs for adults in
rural and economically depressed areas.
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National studies: Malaysia. Bangkok, 1991.
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MALAYSIA. 2. UNIVERSAL
1. PRIMARY EDUCATION
MALAYSIA.
MALAYSIA. 3. LITERACY
EDUCATION
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Contents
Preface
Summary
Chapter 1
Achieving Education for All:
An Analysis
1
Chapter 2
National Policy of Education for All
15
Chapter 3
23
Literacy Statistics
6
Preface
The Asia-Pacific Programme of Education for All (APPEAL) was launched on 23 February
1987 from New Delhi, India by the then Director-General of UNESCO.
Through regional co-operation APPEAL aims to facilitate the national efforts of the
Member States in Asia and the Pacific with a view to:
Achieving universal primary education;
a)
Eradicating illiteracy; and
b)
Providing continuing education in support of (a) and (b) above.
c)
After the launching of APPEAL, the Member Staces formed National Co-ordination
Mechanisms for APPEAL to mobilize public opinion in favour of literacy programmes,
primary education and continuing education, and strengthening those programmes at
have organized
government as well as non-governmental levels. Many Member States
iorkshops to mark the launching of APPEAL in
national special events like seminars a,
their respective countries. As of December 1989, 20 Member States have formed National
Co-ordination Committees for APPEAL or designed existing organizations as National
Co-ordination Mechanisms for APPEAL Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, China, India,
Indonesia, Iran, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Maldives, Nepal, New Zealand, Pakistan, Papua
New Guinea, Philippines, Republic of Korea, Samoa, Thailand and Viet Nam.
In order to assist the Member States to formulate national strategies to implement APPEAL
in their countries, the UNESCO Principal Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific
(PROAP) organized a Regional Workshop for National Co-ordinators of APPEAL in
co-operation with the Ministry of Education and Government of Thailand in Chiangmai,
Thailand August 1987. This workshop discussed and developed approaches and strategies
It was attended by 31
to implement APPEAL at the regional, national and local levels.
primary education, literacy, and continuing education experts from 16 Member States in
Asia and the Pacific.
Tangible outputs of this regional workshop were national plans or participating countries
and a regional plan of action for the implementation of APPEAL, as well as a sincere
commitment from the participants of the countries represented to pursue with vigor the
implementation of APPEAL.
UNESCO convened the first Meeting for Regional Co-ordination of APPEAL in Bangkok,
Thailand, November 1988. Preparatory to this First Meeting for the Regional Co-ordina-
tion of APPEAL, UNESCO/PROAP requested the National Co-ordination
Committee/Mechanism to conduct a National Study of APPEAL highlighting achieve-
ment, problems, policies and plans to achieve the goals of APPEAL.
The National Studies was submitted to the First Meeting for Regional Co-ordination of
APPEAL which discussed the issues raised by the national studies and made
a number of
suggestions to UNESCO and the Member States for the improvement of plans,
progress
and strategies for achieving the goals of APPEAL.
UNESCO/PROAP is very grateful to the National Co-ordination Commit-
tee/Mechanisms for APPEAL and the National Commission for UNESCO in the Member
States for providing the national studies and making it available for all people concerned.
Unesco also acknowledge the contribution made by individual scholars to prepare the
studies.
The national studies provide very valuable information, data and insight of planned and
existing programmes in literacy, primary education and continuing education.
UNESCO/PROAP is therefore, very happy to publish it and make it available for all
interested.
Summary
Universalization of primary education has already been achieved in Malaysia. The task
ahead is to improve the quality of education, minimize attrition and extend universal
education to the eleventh grade. Every effort will be made to ensure that all children,
including the handicapped, are given a proper education. Special attention will be given to
national
the aborigines as their participation rate at the primary school level is below the
average.
of
For continuing education the target group is out-of-school youths. The programme
vocational training for this target group needs to be strengthened so that more youths can
participate. The present programme of continuing education for the general public is weak,
These
though there are organizations, both private and public, that offer programmes.
should be geared towards the personal
programmes lack direction and purpose. They
development of the participants and should have regard for national objectives.
for adults in
In literacy education priority will be given to functional literacy programmes
semi-illiterate
the rural areas as well as depressed pockets in the towns. The illiterate or
has
adults will be given numeracy and literacy training as well as vocational training. It
when literacy
been established that programmes are more effective and more meaningful
components are combined with skill components.
in APPEAL
As a staunch supporter of Unesco and its programmes Malaysia's involvement
really began long before the launching of the programme by the Director-eneral of Unesco
and seminars
in India in 1987. Representatives from Malaysia took part in many fora
arranged by Unesco to formulate and develop the programme.
headed
Malaysia formed a National Coordination Committee on APPEAL in June 1987
of Educational Planning and Research Division of the Ministry of
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