COMPARING CHINA AND MALAYSIA: MAIN DISSIMILARITIES IN CIVIC EDUCATION

WU JIUZHAN and WANG XUAN

ABSTRACT

Both mainland China and Malaysia have their comprehensive civic educational systems, but they differ in many aspects due to historical, cultural, and social systems. The kernel orientation and emphasis of such systems being different, the curricula are dissimilar. Next, their strategies formulated and paths run are unlike, producing different effects in fostering citizens’ quality. Facing the challenge of globalization, China’s civic education, especially its curriculum design, needs further adjustment and optimization.