Orang Asli Education Report - Contextualising Education - Policy to Empower Orang

This report seeks to identify the underlying challenges that Orang Asli children face in obtaining an education and to understand the implementation and delivery of programmes and assistance provided by the government. [...] This report seeks to identify the underlying challenges that Orang Asli children face in obtaining an education and to understand the implementation and delivery of programmes and assistance provided by the government. [...] We aim to present the data in a way that highlights the voices and the unique viewpoints of the Orang Asli par ticipants and the schoolteachers involved with Orang Asli education. [...] They commented on the absence of Orang Asli history and cultures in the mainstream curriculum and recommended that non- Orang Asli students be exposed to Orang Asli cultures to change their mindset. [...] 4.2.3 Teaching, learning, and infrastructure Teachers noted that a number of the challenges they face in their teaching and learning are related to the remoteness of the schools and the lack of resources.