Inclusive Education In Malaysia Policy And Practice
The purpose of this paper is to discuss the interpretation of policy pertaining to inclusion its contradictions and its translation into practice within the malaysian context.
Inclusive education in malaysia policy and practice. The salamanca statement on principles policy and practice in special needs education unesco 1994 has stressed the importance to develop national capacities for policymaking and systems management in support of inclusive education and the need to address equal educational opportunity and access to all children including those with special educational needs. Inclusive education was introduced in the education act 1996 as part of the continuum of services available for children with special needs. Inclusive education is complex multi faceted and ever changing and to date there has been no fixed definition of what is meant by the term inclusion leading to confusion about what inclusive education actually means in practice.
The national policy documentations a policy on inclusive education in schools. Inclusive education was introduced in the education act 1996 as part of the continuum of services available for children with special needs. International journal of inclusive education 8 1 3 21.
By this practice malaysia is yet to turn away from the concept of medical model of disability which. Route to quality inclusion and a national inclusive education framework give a comprehensive structured and harmonised guide to educators professionals and parents in the passage towards a more effective and efficient education system. The malaysia education blueprint meb 2013 2025 is the country s main contemporary education policy reform document.
This key text introduces readers to the underlying knowledge and wider complexities of inclusion and explores how this can relate to practice. And to share experiences on how the national context explains and constrains. The purpose of this paper is to discuss the interpretation of policy pertaining to inclusion its contradictions and its translation into practice within the malaysian context.
The evolutionary phases of special needs education the history of special needs education in malaysia parallels developments seen in. And to share experiences on how the national context explains and constrains. It sets out an ambitious target to transform the education system so that malaysia ranks among the top third of countries in international indices such as the programme for international student.
Education and inclusive policy making.
