How to do the ‘right thing’

MORAL Education, a subject introduced in Malaysian schools since 1983, is a model for other nations to adapt and adopt.

Multiple revisions of the syllabus have, however, caused the subject to deviate from its original pillars, namely, moral reasoning, moral emotions and moral action, said Universiti Malaya (UM) Service Learning Malaysia-University for Society (SULAM) coordinator and initiator of Service learning International Assoc Prof Dr Vishalache Balakrishnan. She was also former UM Centre for Research in International and Comparative Education director.