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ERIC Number: ED573620
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2016-May
Pages: 33
Abstractor: As Provided
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Sharing Malaysian Experience in Participation of Girls in STEM Education. In-Progress Reflection No. 3 on "Current and Critical Issues in Curriculum and Learning"
UNESCO International Bureau of Education
The Malaysia government has placed STEM as a focus in developing the country towards achieving the status of a developed nation. The government acknowledges the role of women as equal partners in nation building. Thus, various policies ranging from economy, education, women's welfare, and human resources have been formulated through the years. These policies have resulted in among others, the increase in women researchers from 35.8% in 2004 to 49.9% in 2012 as well as more women's participation in selected STEM courses at the tertiary level. A total of 84 girls' day schools with 6 of them as residential STEM girls' schools have been built since 1939. There are many female role models in STEM for the girls to emulate. This has been made possible by the successful implementation of the various policies related to women in STEM as well as innovative measures in facing the continuing challenges in STEM education. The following is appended: Samples of Packages offered to Malaysian Upper Secondary School S&T Stream. [This report was authored by the Malaysian team led by Soon Boon Ng.]
UNESCO International Bureau of Education. C.P. 199, 1211 Geneva 20, Switzerland. Tel: +41-22-917-78-00; Fax: +41-22-917-78-01; Web site: http://www.ibe.unesco.org
Publication Type: Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: International Bureau of Education (IBE) (Switzerland)
Identifiers - Location: Malaysia
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