Commonwealth Youth Forum
Kuala Lumpur 2009
Recommendations and Observations
1. Relevance, quality, accessbility and accountability
- A recommendation that CW countries should put in their policies that within the next 10-15 years, every school and every student should have access to ICT in all countries( how far is this access being provided now? , what are the bottlenecks?)
- Reviewing and standardizing examination patterns
- Student should be involved in curriculum development and policy making up to the highest level (are students participating in educational governance?)
- Access to information
2. School-to-work transition - preparing young people for productive citizenship
- Focus on practical experience in the learning environment ( beyond theory in learning and testing)
- Vocational and technical disciplines to be incorporated into the main system.
- Career guidance (linking the university to career and income)
- Co-curricula disciplines that allow for personal development, critical thinking skills and explorer spirit ( personal development )
3. The role of students in education
- Encouragement of student councils
- Transparency in educational and administrative policy- scholarship awarding processes specifically mentioned.
- establishment of national youth councils and student bodies free form political interference ( a crying concern for student youth movements)
- Encouraging student -teacher dialogue ( a new learning and engagement process based on equity bet student and teacher)
- CW should develop standards for the governing of student bodies and organizations ( may even evolve from this workshop)
- Open forum between students and the general public ( relevance of university establishment to the larger community setting )
4. Education and overall issues- respect and understanding
- The role of education in socialization and instilling norms and values
- Counsellors
- Curriculum to develop respect and understanding ( reflecting diversity in identity and thought of student community)
- Corporate funding for student exchange programmes
- Community work as mandatory part of education process ( some faculties and departments in universities stronger in this)
source CYP Asia Centre "Regional Consultation on Student Youth Movement 2010"
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