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The Evolution Of Special Education In Malaysia
AIM
-to review the historical development of special education
in Malaysia.
-placing current issues and trends in a cultural and politico-
historical perspective,
Evolution of special education in Malaysia
Post-independence (1957–1990)
Malaysian Federal Government began to integrate
special education as an aspect of public education,
This paradigm shift has had a major impact on
Malaysian special education policies in the new millennium.
Modern Malaysia (1990 to the present)
first pre-
service special education teacher preparation programme
-initiated in collabo-
ration with three universities in the UK in 1993
sparked the growth of segregated teacher preparation programmes for mainstream
and special educators in Malaysia.
Pre-independence (1900–1957)
During this period, foreign expertise was relied upon for knowledge
and training.
focus of this model is to ‘care’ for individuals with disabilities,
‘preventing’ and ‘treating’ the functional limitations associated with disability,
whether ‘mental’ or ‘physical’.
Before and during the early colonial period (before 1990)
Before and during the early British colonial period, there was no unified education
system for people in Malaysia
Conclusion
the provision of special education in Malaysia has been reviewed
and reflected upon.
The Special Education Division has created positive initiatives,
Limitations of the research
as documents describing special education in Malaysia are not
readily available,
are also not privy to certain policy documents in Government offices.
Key issues today as a result of historical development
Restructuring pre-service teacher preparation
Multidisciplinary support and collaboration
The importance of funding
Provision of related services
Encouragement of diversity within a highly structured education system
Programme outcomes
Provision of education for students with special needs, and making it inclusive
Epidemiological data
Document analysis and interviews
Documents range
journal articles,
book chapters
conference proceedings
research reports to national reports from the Malaysian
ministries
a search for peer-reviewed papers was conducted via EBSCOhost.
Forty-four papers were traced but only six has related so special education and Malaysia.