Essays on National Education

The establishment of the modern national education system in Malaysia is one of the major effects of the post-colonial development within the nation (Zohar, 2004). During the British colonial rule in Malaysia, education system could be considered socially and academically narrow since it did not confine multicultural dynamics of the Malaysian society as well as the demographics of the nation. After the colonial period in the 1950s, the education system reform was implemented on the nation and segregated linguistic ethnic streams which comprise their population. The period of the end of the colonial rule in Malaysia also marks the ...

EDU 100: Issues in Education

Choosing a major is very difficult. In many cases, it determines the activity that a person will do for the rest of his or her life. Students have to consider some important aspects when deciding what the emphasis of their college studies and further career will be. This is problematic in many respects. In this sense, Koeppel (2004) affirms that the main factor that influences the decision-making on a college major is the age of students. He states that, since young adults are in the midst of self-discovery, making such an important decision puts an incredibly heavy pressure on ...

Introduction

Diversity is a concept that can have various meanings. It entails an understanding that every person is unique. It is essential to mention that diversity is all about understanding one another irrespective of our race, culture, sexual orientation, physical ability, gender, social class, or ethnicity, and embracing tolerance to our individual differences. Diversity is primarily a good thing as it allows for both variety and richness and increases innovation which, in turn, facilitates the economic growth of a country. Diversity is fundamentally an opportunity because the society, which learns to coexist with it has high chances of attaining faster ...

Introduction

In the age of globalization and technology, many countries are increasingly confronted with rapid social, economic and political changes. As a result, governments have often turned to their educational system to help prepare their pool of manpower for the challenges they face. Educational policies are then geared towards programs that meet the demands of the times. Since Malaysia gained independence from British rule in 1957, the educational system has gone through several stages of development. From a diverse and fragmented type to a unified national education system, the curriculum is now focused on the means of teaching the child’ ...

Abstract

Education is one of the most important sectors in a country. The state of a country’s education system determines how prepared the population would be for changes, both positive and negative, that may happen in the future, regardless of the timeframe. It would be safe to suggest, therefore, that a robust education system is essential to successful nation building. In this paper, the author reviews related literatures on the educational problem that Hispanic youths and students face, particular discrimination. The results of the review suggest that some of the reasons why they are being discriminated include the lack ...

Two of the most remarkable stories of growth in the past 3 decades has been the growht of China and India's economies, two countries. Their populations, when added together, make up one-third of the total population of the world. While India and China's development paths have been different, there are many similarities to their approaches. Both countries developed their private sector, deregulated laws, liberalized prices and opened their countries to foreign direct investment (Reddy 3). However, China and India have relied on different economic drivers for growth. China has focused its efforts on manufacturing and exporting goods, while much ...

Need Identification

The following paper addresses the issues faced by non-English speaking students. There are a plethora of needs that these students possess that should ideally be addressed in order to solve this issue effectivelyThere are a number of needs that can be addressed to solve this issue. The first need that should be addressed is the importance of the student to feel as if they belong at the school. The first need is for the students to feel a sense of belonging in the school If the students do not understand their respective environment or the rules of engagement for ...

Implications of Equal Protection under the Law

Introduction Ability grouping is a common educational practice that is now commonly utilized in the US. The practice is used in order to enable the use of different instruction methods in schools. This is done with the intention of meeting the educational needs of different students (McCarter, 2014). The presence of the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment of the US Constitution raises the question of whether ability grouping of K-12 students is legal or illegal. The purpose of this essay is to delve into the effects of equal protection under the law in relation to ability group ...