Research Article
Framework for Developing Local Knowledge Curriculum of Orang Asli Children in Malaysia Using Fuzzy Delphi Method
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.18-7-2023.2343801, author={Tan Mohd Nazri Abdul Rahman and Cong Liu and Widyastuti Widyastuti and Komalah Apu and Xinyi Wang and Anis Fatiha Mohd Amin and Muhammad Asyraf Mansor}, title={Framework for Developing Local Knowledge Curriculum of Orang Asli Children in Malaysia Using Fuzzy Delphi Method}, proceedings={Proceedings of the 6th International Seminar on Psychology, ISPsy 2023, 18-19 July 2023, Purwokerto, Central Java, Indonesia}, publisher={EAI}, proceedings_a={ISPSY}, year={2024}, month={2}, keywords={orang asli’s education local knowledge curriculum framework preserve eroded needs analysis}, doi={10.4108/eai.18-7-2023.2343801} }- Tan Mohd Nazri Abdul Rahman
Cong Liu
Widyastuti Widyastuti
Komalah Apu
Xinyi Wang
Anis Fatiha Mohd Amin
Muhammad Asyraf Mansor
Year: 2024
Framework for Developing Local Knowledge Curriculum of Orang Asli Children in Malaysia Using Fuzzy Delphi Method
ISPSY
EAI
DOI: 10.4108/eai.18-7-2023.2343801
Abstract
Malaysian indigenous people, also known as Orang Asli, have various unique aspects of local knowledge like herbs and traditional medicine, beliefs, handicrafts, and life values. They become valuable assets to the country. The impact of modernization has led to a decline in the traditional skills of the Orang Asli. This chapter presents the rationale of the needs analysis for developing a local knowledge curriculum and its importance in the education process for Orang Asli, especially for the future of their children in Malaysia. To this end, this chapter discusses the importance of developing a local knowledge curriculum based on the need analysis for Orang Asli. Apart from the efforts to upgrade Orang Asli’s local knowledge, the need analysis also aims to maintain and uphold the identity and prestige of the future generation of Orang Asli, in line with the sustainable cultural diversity and biodiversity of education. Orang Asli’s local knowledge may be preserved so that the traditional values, beliefs and culture will not be eroded by mainstream education.