A review of religious education in Malaysia and Thailand / Nor Tasik Misbahrudin, Abd Halim Mohd Noor and Chanchai Rittiruam

Misbahrudin, Nor Tasik and Mohd Noor, Abd Halim and Rittiruam, Chanchai (2021) A review of religious education in Malaysia and Thailand / Nor Tasik Misbahrudin, Abd Halim Mohd Noor and Chanchai Rittiruam. Advances in Business Research International Journal, 7 (2): 13. pp. 138-144. ISSN 2462- 1838

Abstract

Education is one of the important agendas in the development of a country. Every country has a unique educational system to offer its citizens. Mostly there are few types and levels of education offered by the government of a country. In Malaysia, the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Higher Education are responsible for overseeing education matters. Besides mainstream education, Malaysia is also popular with religious education. Since Malaysia is an Islamic country, the majority of religious education in the country is centered on Islam, and Tahfiz education is the most widely practiced. Currently, this education has received a huge interest among parents and children itself. In contrast to Thailand, Thai Buddhist temples have surpassed all other learning institutions as the primary source of religious instruction for the vast majority of the populace. The education is focused on monastic, which is divided into four categories. Hence, this article will review the religious education practices in Malaysia as well as Thailand. This study used library research to gather all information of religious education from both countries. It is found that both religious education in these countries has developed in recent years, becoming more systematic and gaining in popularity.

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Item Type: Article
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Misbahrudin, Nor Tasik
nortasik@uitm.edu.my
Mohd Noor, Abd Halim
drabdhalim@uitm.edu.my
Rittiruam, Chanchai
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Subjects: L Education > LC Special aspects of education > Education and globalization. Education and society
L Education > LC Special aspects of education > Moral and religious education
L Education > LC Special aspects of education > Education of special classes of persons > Indigenous peoples
L Education > LC Special aspects of education > Forms of education
L Education > LC Special aspects of education > Islamic education
Divisions: Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam > Faculty of Business and Management
Journal or Publication Title: Advances in Business Research International Journal
UiTM Journal Collections: UiTM Journal > Advances in Business Research International Journal (ABRIJ)
ISSN: 2462- 1838
Volume: 7
Number: 2
Page Range: pp. 138-144
Keywords: Education, Malaysia, Religious Education, Thailand.
Date: October 2021
URI: https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/52947
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