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Stubbs, R.
1963
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Asian Trip
Kuala Lumpur
Feb. 7
Around 10:00 a.m. visited STTI (Specialist
Teacher's Training Institute) on a brief
tour of town. Mr. J. Allen, the headmaster,
showed us around. He is a husky, blonde,
balding man in his 30s (?) with English
accent, evidently a U.K. man. Among topics
covered by the school are domestic science,
librarianship, physical education,
training for handicapped, etc. Science
Science training has been part of the
program but is going out since all
science is going to the Primary (?) -
Malayan Teachers College which will
have a science bias (including math.)
Allen feels the Cambridge syllabus -
exam combination is on the way out.
The Federation of Malaya Certificate will
replace the Cambridge Exam. Indeed it
is running parallel to it now. He
feels that there are not enough experienced
people to try to run programs like PSSC, etc.
We pointed out however, that if interest
developed and a request came to the U.S.
for specific kinds of help that the
Ford Foundation, Asia Foundation, etc.
could probably help get U.S. people to
assist in the program.
Allen feels that Malayan scientists