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title From Malaysia to America : Community-Based Character Education for Children and Youth
author Haslip, Meishi Lim; Haslip, Michael
item typeJournal article
publication year2013
date2013-10
publication titleChildhood Education (Wheaton, MD)
abstract noteThis article shares lessons learned from the implementation of a community-based character education program in Malaysia. The program at Jenjarom Learning Center is directed toward the transformation and empowerment of local children and youth through moral and character education. The stated purpose of the program has been to awaken the brilliance and dignity inherent in every child through increased awareness of self-worth, concern for fairness and harmony, and commitment to service-learning. The authors describe the program’s work to develop positive character traits, eloquence, and knowledge among junior youth to become active agents of social change, and discuss how its components may be adapted according to sociocultural contexts. The article emphasizes the implications of character education in building an enlightened civilization in the middle of sweeping changes brought about by expanding internationalization. In 1997, six children were organized in a weekly class in the small town of Jenjarom, Malaysia (pop. 30,000), taught by the first author and located in parents' living rooms. Gradually, more classes were created, consecutive grades were added, curricula were adopted, and a recognizable program for the transformation of children and youth was established. By 2006, the program’s primary administrator had received the Outstanding Young Malaysian Award for leadership of a moral or religious nature. By 2010, a new building, the Jenjarom Learning Center, was opened for the community with classrooms, offices, and meeting halls. Te program currently serves approximately 200 students from early childhood through adolescence, using materials developed by the Ruhi Institute, a nonprofit educational institute.
pages296-302
issue5
volume89
languageEnglish
manual tagsEDUCATION; RUHI CURRICULUM; DEVELOPMENT; CHILDREN; STUDY CIRCLES; MALAYSIA; JENJAROM

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