Description:
Conclusion:
Much remains to be done to restore Myanmar education to its former high
standards. In order to achieve this, a holistic approach to education must be
taken. The focus should be not only on formal education, but on informal
education. Informal education via the mass media and popular literature is often
forgotten when discussing education issues. It is highly effective in educating
the general populace about social problems such as drug addiction, sexually
transmitted diseases and the existence and spread of HIV/AIDS. In such a holistic
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approach, the needs and inputs of the major education stakeholders must be
considered within the contexts of home and community and school and
community. Religion and the policy environment will also influence the outcome
of the education process.
Finally, Myanmar education will improve only when the education and training
of its young improves. Their education should be carefully planned and mapped
out. This chapter has identified the various stages in the education of a child
and the development of its behaviour at which interventions could be made to
establish habits of thoughtfulness, emotional discipline, self-management and
conflict resolution. Only with such interventions will an evolutionary process
begin in the mind-set of the population, making it possible for change to occur.
Underpinning all this is a need for generational change, which will transform
the psyche of the whole nation and enable its society to move away from a
dominator type towards a more liberal and freer one.
Source/publisher:
2007 Myanmar/Burma Update Conference via Australian National University
Date of Publication:
2008-01-00
Date of entry:
2008-12-30
Grouping:
- Individual Documents
Category:
Language:
English
