Education and Millennium Goals
IF there were doubts that Malaysia was not putting a premium on education, the 17th Conference of Commonwealth Education Ministers (17CCEM) dismissed them. So, too, would be the case for the Commonwealth in general. The conference ended on an optimistically high note. Given the theme, "Educ...
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| author | Abd Razak, Dzulkifli |
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| description | IF there were doubts that Malaysia was not putting a premium on education, the 17th Conference of
Commonwealth Education Ministers (17CCEM) dismissed them.
So, too, would be the case for the Commonwealth in general. The conference ended on an optimistically high
note.
Given the theme, "Education in the Commonwealth: Towards and beyond global goals and targets", it is not
surprising that many have chosen the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) as their reference points.
We have barely another five years to see the successful completion of the MDGs. And unless this is
persuasively achieved, there is no "beyond" to talk about. |
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| spelling | usm-327812017-04-04T08:02:36Z http://eprints.usm.my/32781/ Education and Millennium Goals Abd Razak, Dzulkifli L Education (General) IF there were doubts that Malaysia was not putting a premium on education, the 17th Conference of Commonwealth Education Ministers (17CCEM) dismissed them. So, too, would be the case for the Commonwealth in general. The conference ended on an optimistically high note. Given the theme, "Education in the Commonwealth: Towards and beyond global goals and targets", it is not surprising that many have chosen the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) as their reference points. We have barely another five years to see the successful completion of the MDGs. And unless this is persuasively achieved, there is no "beyond" to talk about. 2009-06-21 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.usm.my/32781/1/DZUL147.pdf Abd Razak, Dzulkifli (2009) Education and Millennium Goals. New Sunday Times. |
| spellingShingle | L Education (General) Abd Razak, Dzulkifli Education and Millennium Goals |
| title | Education and Millennium Goals |
| title_full | Education and Millennium Goals |
| title_fullStr | Education and Millennium Goals |
| title_full_unstemmed | Education and Millennium Goals |
| title_short | Education and Millennium Goals |
| title_sort | education and millennium goals |
| topic | L Education (General) |
| url | http://eprints.usm.my/32781/ http://eprints.usm.my/32781/1/DZUL147.pdf |