Nowadays, education reformation has become one of the important components in the national policy development especially for the long run planning in a country. Such adjustment is necessary to be emphasized and actively implemented especially to suit the aspiration of the nation especially in realizing a new working structure in the country and to meet the future challenge globally. Education reformation between countries may be different due to the characteristics of the nation, political and socio-economic establishment within one state.
Background.
In the case of Malaysia, the educational system is designed in a sense to create a united, democratic, just, liberal and progressive society. The reinvention of curriculum is designed to ensure that the national policy and education philosophy will always be preserved. Hence, any kind of proposals on reforming education system has to be justifiable within the scope of the main vision of the country; in another word, the national policy. In Malaysia, the nation is multi ethnic; therefore, any recommendation is carefully studied just to ensure that major satisfaction among races is achieved and this is definitely not an easy task. One way to collaborate is to proceed along the line with the vision of the country that has already been accepted by the whole nation.
For any proposal to improve the education system, a clear understanding on the current national policy is vital. Vision 2020 was initiated by Dr. Mahathir Mohamad, Malaysian Prime Minister, on February 28, 1991 and since then it has become a major guideline for any policy formulation in the country, not excluding the education policy. The basic aim of this vision is to create a "developed Malaysia" by the year 2020. It will cover overall achievement in term of national unity, social integration, economic standard, social justice, political stability and improving the quality of life, both in the social and spiritual aspects as well as in instilling pride and confidence of the nation.
