In the effort of moving towards a knowledge-based economy, the competitive advantage of an educated labour force in high valueadded and knowledge-intensive production is absolutely critical. Author: Yee, Siew Lin Elayne. Publication: MIERScan, 12 February 2007. Download
Category: Educational Reform
Malaysia and the Knowledge Economy: Building a World-Class Higher Education System
Sound macroeconomic and human resource development policies have underpinned Malaysia’s strong economic performance in recent years, making it one of the most rapidly developing economies in the world. The Government of Malaysia fully recognized the need to sustain its growth prospects in the long-term, to maintain its competitiveness and move up the technology chain to… Continue reading Malaysia and the Knowledge Economy: Building a World-Class Higher Education System
Making ethnic citizens: The politics and practice of education in Malaysia
This paper examines the politics and practice of education in Malaysia within the context of ethnicity and nation-building. Public education in Malaysia – particularly, but not exclusively, at the pre-university level – is promoted as a nation-building tool, seeking to inculcate a sense of Malaysian-ness and patriotism. Simultaneously, however, public education – particularly, but not… Continue reading Making ethnic citizens: The politics and practice of education in Malaysia
A regional approach towards library organizational transformation
Looks at the problems of change management in libraries in Malaysia. Examines implications for the organization, presenting four essential features of transformation. Concludes that in Southeast Asia it is imperative to address the divide which has occurred in library development. Author: Zawiyah Baba. Download
Educational development and reformation in Malaysia: past, present and future
Educational development and reform in Malaysia have always been characterized by the government’s efforts to adapt education to national development needs. The essence of educational development and reformation, as in other developing countries, has always been (and is) curriculum development, to provide education for human resource development to meet the needs of the social, economic… Continue reading Educational development and reformation in Malaysia: past, present and future
Importance of Being Versatile
Much has been said about graduate unemployment lately but, really, this issue is nothing new. What is new, and disturbing, is the tenacious nature of the problem. In the past, the problem was more cyclical and demand-related in nature, but with the growing job mismatch in the country, it appears now that the problem of… Continue reading Importance of Being Versatile