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Making Moral Education Work in a Multicultural Society with Islamic Hegemony
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Balakrishnan, Vishalache – Journal of Moral Education, 2017
In 2013, the Malaysia Education Blueprint 2013-2025 (Pre-school to Post-Secondary Education) was launched. Section 3 focussed on ensuring that, in Islamic Education for Muslim students and Moral Education (ME) for non-Muslims, students will be strengthened through understanding values that promote unity and foster good relations among students.…
Descriptors: Moral Values, Moral Development, Islam, Religious Education
Vygotsky from ZPD to ZCD in Moral Education: Reshaping Western Theory and Practices in Local Context
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Balakrishnan, Vishalache; Claiborne, Lise Bird – Journal of Moral Education, 2012
This article explores Vygotsky's concept of the Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD) in the Malaysian context to support local reform of the Moral Education (ME) classroom. Small groups of students in three different types of school were involved in a participant action research (PAR) project. Such classrooms in Malaysia bring together students from…
Descriptors: Ethical Instruction, Action Research, Moral Issues, Foreign Countries
Islamic Education Teachers' Perceptions of the Teaching of "Akhlaq" in Malaysian Secondary Schools
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Tamuri, Ab. Halim – Journal of Moral Education, 2007
The teaching of "akhlaq" (moral values) in Islamic Education lessons is one of the important aspects in the Integrated Curriculum for Secondary Schools in Malaysia. Its purpose is to develop the potential of the individual in a holistic, balanced and integrated manner, encompassing the intellectual, spiritual, emotional and physical…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, School Activities, Negative Attitudes, Moral Values
The Case for Emotional Literacy: The Influence of Emotional Intelligence on Problem Behaviours in Malaysian Secondary School Students.
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Liau, Albert K.; Liau, Agnes W.; Teoh, George B. S.; Liau, Michael T. L. – Journal of Moral Education, 2003
Identifies a renaissance in civics and moral education in the Asia-Pacific region. Discusses the need to incorporate emotional literacy in these programs and analyze the influence of emotional literacy on problem behaviors in Malaysian secondary school students. Links results of emotional literacy to internalizing and externalizing problem…
Descriptors: Aggression, Anxiety, Civics, Delinquency
Moral Education in a Plural Society: Malaysia.
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Mukherjee, Hena – Journal of Moral Education, 1983
Designed for non-Muslim pupils, moral education is being phased into the state-approved curriculum in Malaysia. The objective is the development of a morally mature person who will be able to make independent judgments in a moral conflict situation. The moral education program development is described. (Author/RM)
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Educational History, Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education