Malaysian Teachers & Education

Overview of Course Themes and Topics Introduction: The Origins and early development of Comparative education 1. The Historical Approach 2. The Positivist Approach 3. Phenomenological, Ethnographic & Narrative Approaches 4. The Problem Approach 5. The Developmental Approach: Neo-Marxism, Dependency Theory and World Order thinking 6. Ideal Types in Comparative Education 7. Comparative Education and the Postmodern Challenge 8. Comparative Education and Globalization 9. International Organizations and Comparative Education 10. A Dialectical Paradigmatic Stance and Mixed Methods in Comparative Education 11. Data Collection and Classification in Comparative Education

International Studies in Education 33 Report of a Meeting of International Experts edited by Reginald Edwards, Brian Holmes and John Van de Graaff

Life for most people with mental or physical disabilities is vastly improved over what it was twenty or thirty years ago. The Americans with Disabilities Act and other federal and state laws assure that people with disabilities have the same basic rights as people without disabilities. Some things have been slower to change; namely, attitudes and perceptions about people with disabilities. Ignorance and discrimination can be serious impediments to achieving integration, productivity, and independence for people with disabilities. The use of outdated language and words to describe people with disabilities contributes greatly to perpetuating old stereotypes. No longer should we view people with disabilities as helpless or tragic victims. Awareness is the first step toward correcting this injustice. If public opinion about people with disabilities is to be brought up to date, the public needs to hear and learn to use appropriate language. It is especially important for the media, elected officials, public speakers, and others in leadership positions to portray people with disabilities sensitively and realistically. This is a guide to using descriptive words and language when talking to or about people with disabilities.

Meeting Basic Learning Needs: A Vision for the 1990s Background Document World Conference on Education for All: Meeting Basic Learning Needs Jomtien, Thailand 5-9 March 1990

Disable our misconceptions. Enable their dreams

MALAYSIA   National Report on the provision of inclusive quality primary and secondary education Sub‐regional Workshop on "Building inclusive education system to respond to the diverse needs of disabled children" Jakarta, Indonesia, 3 - 5 November 2009 

"The evolution of specialeducation in Malaysia Lay Wah Lee and Hui Min Low"