Malaysian Early Childcare and Childhood Education (ECCE) Curriculum: Perspectives of Malaysian ECCE Educationists

Q4 Social Sciences

Asia-Pacific Journal of Research in Early Childhood Education Pub Date : 2020-09-30 DOI:10.17206/apjrece.2020.14.3.45

H. Taha, Z. Hanafi, M. Dzainudin, Mohd Mokhzani Ibrahim, Asmayati Yahaya, Che Nidzam Che Ahmad, A. H. Masnan, S. Ramli, R. Taib, M. Mustafa, S. Yassin, Mohammad Azizuddin Kastari, Norrulkamari Daud, Hasviniy Padmanathan

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Upon realising the importance of early childhood education for the nation’s development, Malaysian government began to enhance the quality of the ECCE curriculum through policies and legislation. Such developments are evident in the government agenda and several initiatives, including the National Key Result Areas (NKRA) in the 11th Malaysia Plan, the Government Transformation Programme (GTP) and the Education Blueprint 2013-2025. The quality of the ECCE curriculum in Malaysia has not yet received the required attention, as the focus continues to remain largely on achieving quantitative academic targets. This qualitative study examined educationists’ perspectives on the quality of current Malaysian Early Childcare and Childhood Education (ECCE) curriculum. The study employed a semi-structured interview protocols to probe the views from 11 Malaysian educationists. It concludes that educationists believe the documented Malaysian ECCE curriculum today is already aligned with the holistic child development philosophy, but the country may need a higher impact programs of teacher education and training, to produce qualified and competent teachers who would implement the curriculum effectively.

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马来西亚幼儿保育和儿童教育(ECCE)课程:马来西亚ECCE教育家的观点

在意识到幼儿教育对国家发展的重要性后，马来西亚政府开始通过政策和立法来提高幼儿教育课程的质量。这些发展在政府议程和一些倡议中都很明显，包括第11个马来西亚计划中的国家关键成果领域(NKRA)，政府转型计划(GTP)和2013-2025年教育蓝图。马来西亚欧洲经委会课程的质量尚未得到必要的重视，因为重点仍然主要放在实现数量上的学术目标上。这项定性研究考察了教育家对当前马来西亚幼儿保育和儿童教育(ECCE)课程质量的看法。本研究采用半结构化访谈协议，探讨了11位马来西亚教育学家的观点。报告的结论是，教育学家认为，目前马来西亚的ECCE课程已经与儿童整体发展理念相一致，但该国可能需要一个更有影响力的教师教育和培训项目，以培养合格和有能力的教师，使他们能够有效地实施课程。

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Asia-Pacific Journal of Research in Early Childhood Education Social Sciences-Education

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期刊介绍： The journal serves as a vehicle for reporting and sharing the results of studies by early childhood education in the Pacific area. It is peer reviewed to insure that only high quality manuscripts are accepted for publication. The journal is multi-disciplinary and serves educators and other professionals concerned with the education and care of young children. It focuses primarily on research activities in the Pacific Rim area, though research reports from other areas are not excluded. The journal includes research articles related to the education and care of children from birth to age 8 and to related topics. These include reports of empirical research, reviews of research, critiques of research, and articles related to the applications of research to practice.