Part 5/14:

Structural and Policy Failures Hindering Progress

Implementation flaws are central to Malaysia’s educational stagnation. Despite investing comparatively more in education than many peers, results are insufficient. Challenges include:

• Teacher Quality and Training: While the blueprint aimed to enhance teacher performance by recruiting top graduates and instituting performance-based evaluations, the actual standards and evaluations often fall short. Teachers tend to rate themselves highly, yet inspections tell a different story, exposing a discrepancy that hampers quality enhancement.