The Development of Special Education and Its Programme Structure in Higher Education, Malaysia

马来西亚特殊教育的发展及高校特殊教育本科课程设置的方向

王淑慧(Wong Shwu Huey) ； 连瑞盈(Heah Suee In)

《教育与教学研究》 1卷1期 (2019/08) Pp. 47-59

https://doi.org/10.6994/JET..201908_1(1).0006

摘要

Special Education (SE) has hitherto been given insufficient attention in Malaysia in the education system as well as in research. Developmental trends in world education have rendered special education an indispensable component of modem education. The need for professional training of SE teachers and the design of courses and course contents have become an important issue of legitimate concern for relevant stakeholders in Malaysian institutions of higher learning. This study will delve into the background of SE in Malaysia and the current status of its development in selected institutions of higher learning in Malaysia. It will then discuss the needs and efforts to develop undergraduate SE programmes, their pedagogic structure and contents with a view to contributing to their formulation and the evaluation of their relevance and effectiveness. The discussion begins with the review of SE in Malaysia and its place in the current educational setup. This is followed by an examination of the growing need to cope with the changing social and functional roles of education, the development of undergraduate programmes and the future direction of its development. The study result shows that there are many considerations to take into account and issues to overcome before a strong foundation for SE in Malaysia can be built up.

關鍵字

Special Education ； Curriculum Development ； Malaysia Higher Education

並列摘要

特殊教育事业日益受到各界的关注，发展步伐不得不加速。伴随世界教育趋势的发展，特殊教育已成为现代教育不可或缺的一环。专业特殊教育教师的培养、课程的设置等问题于是成了教育界和特殊教育相关人士共同关注的重要议题。本文着重梳理马来西亚特殊教育的发展背景及其在马来西亚特定高校中的发展现状，继而探析特殊教育本科课程设置的需求与方向，以促进课程的设置和评估其相关性及有效性。本文思考的问题是，课程的设置和发展的方向如何在因应需求日增的同时，兼顾特殊教育对社会的影响和职能角色的变化。本文探析的结果为，在构建更稳固的基础前，马来西亚特殊教育的发展仍有许多有待思量的因素和克服的难题。

並列關鍵字

特殊教育 ； 课程设置 ； 马来西亚高校