Supportive and Suppressive Factors in the Improvement of Vocational Special Needs Education: A Case Study of Malaysia.

Autor/inn/en	Mustapha, Ramlee B.; Ali, Manisah Mohd; Bari, Safani; Amat, Salleh
Titel	Supportive and Suppressive Factors in the Improvement of Vocational Special Needs Education: A Case Study of Malaysia.
Quelle	(2001), (9 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Access to Education; Accessibility (for Disabled); Agency Cooperation; Case Studies; Change Strategies; Civil Rights Legislation; Disabilities; Education Work Relationship; Educational Change; Educational Improvement; Educational Needs; Educational Objectives; Educational Policy; Employment Patterns; Equal Opportunities (Jobs); Federal Legislation; Foreign Countries; Government School Relationship; Holistic Approach; Influences; Labor Force Development; Labor Legislation; Needs Assessment; Nongovernmental Organizations; Partnerships in Education; Performance Factors; Policy Formation; Position Papers; Postsecondary Education; Public Policy; School Business Relationship; Special Needs Students; Systems Approach; Vocational Education; Malaysia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Accessibility; Zugänglichkeit; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Lösungsstrategie; Private law; Bürgerliches Recht; Handicap; Behinderung; Bildungsreform; Teaching improvement; Unterrichtsentwicklung; Educational need; Bildungsbedarf; Educational objective; Bildungsziel; Erziehungsziel; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Beschäftigungsstruktur; Equal opportunity; Equal opportunities; Job; Jobs; Chancengleichheit; Beruf; Bundesrecht; Ausland; Holistischer Ansatz; Influence; Einfluss; Einflussfaktor; Arbeitskräftebestand; Labor law; Arbeitsrecht; Bedarfsermittlung; Hochschulpartnerschaft; Leistungsindikator; Politische Betätigung; Positionspapier; Post-secondary education; Tertiäre Bildung; Öffentliche Ordnung; Sonderpädagogischer Förderbedarf; Systemischer Ansatz; Ausbildung; Berufsbildung
Abstract	In the era of globalization, Malaysia's ability to remain economically competitive depends on the skills of its workforce. The policies and practices of Malaysia's vocational education system must be revised to do more to give the country's disabled citizens the training they need to find employment and become taxpayers. More concerted efforts are needed to uphold the rights of Malaysia's estimated 100,000 disabled adults, only 4,175 of whom were employed in the private sector in 1990-2001. Appropriate legislation is needed to defend the rights of special populations as outlined by United Nations resolution 3447 (Declaration on the Rights of Disabled Persons). These rights include the right to economic and social security, the right to a decent standard of living, and the right to have their special needs considered at all stages of economic and social planning. Malaysia needs a holistic and systematic approach to improving the quality of life of its special needs population. The following legislative acts must be passed: (1) the Vocational Education and Training for Special Need Population Act; (2) the Job Partnership and Employment for Disabled Act; and (3) the Building Accessibility Act. The Vocational Education and Training for Special Need Population Act should emphasize making vocational education and training accessible to everyone and eliminating gender bias and stereotyping. (MN)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC