Education of the rural and remote children: The InSPIRE project in Sabah

Shafia Abdul Rahman, School of Educational Studies, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia

Rurality may take different meanings in different places. In Sabah, in north Borneo, rurality is often coupled with remoteness, as many rural schools are located in wide and isolated areas with unique terrain. As such, education of the rural and remote children and transformation of the schools serving these communities is not an easy task. Concerned with the low performance of these schools, the Sabah Foundation initiated the InSPIRE project (Integrated System of Programmed Instruction for Rural Environment) to improve rural schools’ performance in four subject areas – Malay language, English language, Mathematics and Science. In this seminar, I will be discussing how the project was taken on board by the School of Education team and will be sharing some of the obstacles faced in the implementation of the project. I will also be discussing the development of the Mathematics modules.

REFRESHMENTS WILL BE AVAILABLE

Seminar to be held in: Room B40, School of Education, Dearing Building, Jubilee Campus